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CVE-2005-4835

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
31/12/2005
Last modified:
03/04/2025

Description

The ath_rate_sample function in the ath_rate/sample/sample.c sample code in MadWifi before 0.9.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failed KASSERT and system crash) by moving a connected system to a location with low signal strength, and possibly other vectors related to a race condition between interface enabling and packet transmission.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.10 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
7.10
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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