fkie_cve-2006-7179
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2007-03-30 01:19
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
ieee80211_input.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 does not properly process Channel Switch Announcement Information Elements (CSA IEs), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of communication) via a Channel Switch Count less than or equal to one, triggering a channel change.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://dev.lintrack.org/ticket/101
cve@mitre.orghttp://madwifi.org/ticket/963
cve@mitre.orghttp://madwifi.org/wiki/Releases/0.9.3
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/24670
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/24841
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/24931
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/25861
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26083
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-15.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:082
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/34645
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466689/30/6900/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23436
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1187
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://dev.lintrack.org/ticket/101
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://madwifi.org/ticket/963
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://madwifi.org/wiki/Releases/0.9.3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/24670
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/24841
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/24931
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/25861
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26083
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-15.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:082
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/34645
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466689/30/6900/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23436
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1187
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
madwifi madwifi *
madwifi madwifi *


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