CVE-2007-2831
Array index error in the (1) ieee80211_ioctl_getwmmparams and (2) ieee80211_ioctl_setwmmparams functions in net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash), possibly obtain kernel…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Array index error in the (1) ieee80211_ioctl_getwmmparams and (2) ieee80211_ioctl_setwmmparams functions in net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash), possibly obtain kernel memory contents, and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large negative array index value.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.46% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- madwifi/madwifi
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://madwifi.org/ticket/1334Patch
- http://madwifi.org/wiki/SecurityPatch
- http://osvdb.org/36637
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25339Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25622Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25763Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25861Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26083Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-04.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:132
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470674/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24114
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1919
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34453
- http://madwifi.org/ticket/1334Patch
- http://madwifi.org/wiki/SecurityPatch
- http://osvdb.org/36637
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25339Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25622Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25763Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25861Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26083Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-04.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:132
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470674/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24114
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.