44749 : iwlwifi compatible/iwl3945-base.c iwl_set_rate Function Module Initialization Unspecified Remote DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2007-09-30

Description

(Description Provided by CVE) : The iwl_set_rate function in compatible/iwl3945-base.c in iwlwifi 1.1.21 and earlier dereferences an iwl_get_hw_mode return value without checking for NULL, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via unspecified vectors during module initialization.

Classification

Unknown or Incomplete

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2007-5938 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 26842
Secunia Advisory ID: 29236
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2007-4211
Other Advisory URL: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.ipw3945.devel/1618
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199209
http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/repos/?p=iwlwifi.git;a=commitdiff;h=25db44d4cdfe31d59223d74cb577f4a71aff1a40
RedHat RHSA: RHSA-2008:0154

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Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-12-06 | Disagree?

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