34644 : MadWifi IBSS Node Crafted AUTH Frame DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2007-03-19

Description

(Description Provided by CVE) : MadWifi before 0.9.3 does not properly handle reception of an AUTH frame by an IBSS node, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a certain AUTH frame.

Classification

Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.9.3 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Madwifi

Driver

0.9.2.1

References

CVE ID: 2006-7178 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 23431
Secunia Advisory ID: 24670 24841 24931 26083
SCIP VulDB ID: 2994
Related OSVDB ID: 34643 34645 34646
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2007-1187
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/apps/freshmeat/2007-03/0019.html
Other Advisory URL: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-07/msg00009.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200704-15.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:082
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://madwifi.org/ticket/880
http://madwifi.org/wiki/Releases/0.9.3
Vendor URL: http://www.madwifi.org/

Tools & Filters

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Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.8
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-03-30 | Disagree?

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