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@kimocoder kimocoder released this 23 Oct 06:54
· 349 commits to master since this release
2.8.0
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Changelog Summary

🐛 Critical Bug Fixes

  • Fixed missing subprocess import in wifite/attack/all.py that was causing NameError: name 'subprocess' is not defined crashes during attacks

  • Enhanced error handling across multiple modules with specific exception types instead of generic catches

  • Fixed airmon interface parsing to properly handle different airmon-ng output formats and edge cases

🔧 Error Handling & Stability Improvements

  • Comprehensive exception handling added to all major modules:
  • AttackAll, AttackWEP, AttackWPA, Reaver, Bully, Wash
  • Specific handling for subprocess.CalledProcessError, OSError, IOError, ValueError, PermissionError
  • Enhanced main error handling in wifite.py with proper cleanup and user-friendly error messages
  • Improved process cleanup with new ProcessManager class for tracking and cleaning up zombie processes

🚀 Performance & Memory Optimizations

  • Memory management improvements in Scanner:
  • Target list size limits (1000 max) to prevent memory bloat
  • Periodic cleanup of archived targets (500 max, keep newest 300)
  • Automatic garbage collection during long scans
  • Output size limits in Process class to prevent memory issues with large command outputs
  • File size checking before copying large capture files to prevent memory problems

🛠 Tool & Compatibility Improvements

  • Hashcat modernization:
  • Updated from deprecated mode 2500 to modern mode 22000 for WPA/WPA2
  • Improved hash parsing and error handling
  • Better support for WPA3-SAE hashes
  • Airmon interface detection improvements for various wireless chipsets and output formats
  • Tshark test fixes with temporary file handling to resolve permission issues

🔒 Security & Robustness

  • Process management with proper cleanup and signal handling
  • File operation safety with error handling for disk space and permission issues
  • Input validation improvements for target parsing and configuration
  • Graceful shutdown handling with escalating signal termination (SIGINT → SIGTERM → SIGKILL)

📊 User Experience Improvements

  • Better error messages with specific error types and helpful context
  • Improved target display formatting and alignment
  • Enhanced debugging output with verbose mode support
  • Safer target validation to filter invalid BSSIDs and handle edge cases

This release significantly improves wifite2's stability, performance, and error handling while laying the groundwork for future enhanced scanning capabilities.

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