CVE-2006-7179 (GCVE-0-2006-7179)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-03-30 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 20:57
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
16 references
Date Public
2006-10-19 00:00
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