CVE-2007-2829

Description

The 802.11 network stack in net80211/ieee80211_input.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted length field in nested 802.3 Ethernet frames in Fast Frame packets, which results in a NULL pointer dereference.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.78% Top 15%

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

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1	vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-04.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25339	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24114	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26083	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25622	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25763	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:132	vendor advisory
http://madwifi.org/wiki/Security	patch
http://osvdb.org/36635	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25861	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1919	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470674/100/100/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34455	vdb entry
http://madwifi.org/ticket/1335	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2829?: CVE-2007-2829 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2829?: To fix CVE-2007-2829, 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-2007-2829 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-2829 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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