FKIE_CVE-2006-7177

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-03-30 01:19 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:34
Severity
Summary
MadWifi, when Ad-Hoc mode is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via unspecified vectors that lead to a kernel panic in the ieee80211_input function, related to "packets coming from a 'malicious' WinXP system."
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://madwifi.org/ticket/880
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/24841
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/25861
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/26083
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.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466689/30/6900/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23433
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://madwifi.org/ticket/880
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/24841
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/25861
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26083
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.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466689/30/6900/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23433
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
madwifi madwifi 0.9.2
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:34:31.337",
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