Vulnerability CVE-2005-4835
Published: 2005-12-31   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.1/10
6.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Complete
Affected software
Madwifi -> Madwifi 

 References:
http://madwifi.org/wiki/Releases/0.9.3
http://madwifi.org/ticket/287
http://madwifi.org/ticket/279
http://madwifi.org/ticket/162
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:082
http://secunia.com/advisories/26083
http://secunia.com/advisories/24841
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