Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-2829
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.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-2829
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 7.86%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 94 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-2829
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
References for CVE-2007-2829
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24114
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1919
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-04.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:132
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1
- http://madwifi.org/wiki/Security
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470674/100/100/threaded
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34455
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http://madwifi.org/ticket/1335
Patch
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html
Products affected by CVE-2007-2829
- cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*