How To Install cupid-hostapd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cupid-hostapd on Kali Linux. cupid-hostapd is Fork of hostapd to exploit hertbleed vulnerability on wireless networks

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cupid-hostapd on Kali Linux.

What is cupid-hostapd

cupid-hostapd is:

cupid-hostapd provide a binary of the same name that has been patched to exploit the heartbleed vulnerability over EAP TLS tunneled protocols (EAP-PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS) in use in wireless networks.

With cupid-hostapd you can setup a fake wireless network to exploit the vulnerability of terminals that try to connect to it.

Please see presentation slides for a simple introduction to cupid: http://www.slideshare.net/lgrangeia

There are three methods to install cupid-hostapd on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install cupid-hostapd Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cupid-hostapd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cupid-hostapd

Install cupid-hostapd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cupid-hostapd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cupid-hostapd

Install cupid-hostapd Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install cupid-hostapd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cupid-hostapd

How To Uninstall cupid-hostapd on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cupid-hostapd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cupid-hostapd

Uninstall cupid-hostapd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cupid-hostapd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cupid-hostapd

Remove cupid-hostapd Configurations and Data

To remove cupid-hostapd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cupid-hostapd

Remove cupid-hostapd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cupid-hostapd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cupid-hostapd

Dependencies

cupid-hostapd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cupid-hostapd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.