CVE-2006-7179

Description

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.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 6.67% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:082	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23436	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24670	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24931	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26083	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1187	vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/34645	vdb entry
http://madwifi.org/wiki/Releases/0.9.3
http://secunia.com/advisories/24841	third party advisory
http://madwifi.org/ticket/963
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466689/30/6900/threaded	mailing list
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-15.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25861	third party advisory
http://dev.lintrack.org/ticket/101

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-7179?: CVE-2006-7179 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-7179?: To fix CVE-2006-7179, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-7179 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-7179 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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