CVE-2007-2830 (GCVE-0-2007-2830)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-05-24 01:29 – Updated: 2024-08-07 13:49
VLAI
Summary
The ath_beacon_config function in if_ath.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted beacon interval information when scanning for access points, which triggers a divide-by-zero error.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2264 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-04.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24114 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://secunia.com/advisories/26083 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/25622 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://osvdb.org/36636 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/25763 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://madwifi.org/ticket/1270 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1919 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
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Date Public
2007-04-18 00:00
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