{"id":"CVE-2007-2831","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2007-2831","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:33:00.885Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2007-05-24T02:30:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:40:31.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":10,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["madwifi/madwifi"],"epss":{"score":0.03461,"percentile":0.88958,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://madwifi.org/ticket/1334","tags":["Patch"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://madwifi.org/wiki/Security","tags":["Patch"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://osvdb.org/36637","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25339","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25622","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25763","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25861","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/26083","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-04.xml","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:132","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470674/100/100/threaded","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24114","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1919","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34453","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://madwifi.org/ticket/1334","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://madwifi.org/wiki/Security","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://osvdb.org/36637","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25339","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25622","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25763","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/25861","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/26083","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-04.xml","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:132","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470674/100/100/threaded","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24114","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1919","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34453","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2831","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}