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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2007-2821 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-479-1 | MadWifi vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T13:49:57.611Z
Reserved: 2007-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2007-2829
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Status : Modified
Published: 2007-05-24T02:30:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2007-2829
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN