Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-7179 (CCN-33513)

Assigned:2006-10-19
Published:2006-10-19
Updated:2018-10-16
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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
5.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-7179

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://dev.lintrack.org/ticket/101

Source: CCN
Type: MadWifi Ticket #963
[patch] Channel Switch Announcement remote abuse fix / reliability improvement

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://madwifi.org/ticket/963

Source: CCN
Type: MadWifi Web site
Release v.0.9.3

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://madwifi.org/wiki/Releases/0.9.3

Source: CCN
Type: SA24670
MadWifi Denial of Service and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
24670

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
24841

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
24931

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
25861

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
26083

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-200704-15

Source: CCN
Type: GLSA-200704-15
MadWifi: Multiple vulnerabilities

Source: MANDRIVA
Type: UNKNOWN
MDKSA-2007:082

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SR:2007:014

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
34645

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 34645
MadWifi ieee80211_input.c CSA IEs Processing DoS

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20070423 FLEA-2007-0012-1: madwifi

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
23436

Source: CCN
Type: BID-23436
MadWIFI Channel Switch Announcement Information Elements Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: USN-479-1
MadWifi vulnerabilities

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-479-1

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2007-1187

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
madwifi-csaie-dos(33513)

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SR:2007:014
SUSE Security Summary Report

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:madwifi:madwifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 0.9.2)
  • OR cpe:/a:madwifi:madwifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 0.9.2.1)

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
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