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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-7178

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.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.60%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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.

CVSS 2.0
7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS
2.60% probability · 84th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
madwifi/madwifi
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.