National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2005-4835
Original release date:12/31/2005
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.9
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows disruption of serviceUnknown
- Official Statement from Red Hat (04/17/2007)
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Not vulnerable. The MadWiFi wireless driver is not shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://madwifi.org/wiki/Releases/0.9.3
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://madwifi.org/ticket/287
External Source: MISC
Name: http://madwifi.org/ticket/279
External Source: MISC
Name: http://madwifi.org/ticket/162
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2007:014
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2007:082
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26083
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24841