CVE-2006-7178

N/A Unknown

Published: March 30, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

MadWifi before 0.9.3 does not properly handle reception of an AUTH frame by an IBSS node, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a certain AUTH frame.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://madwifi.org/ticket/880

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://madwifi.org/wiki/Releases/0.9.3

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://secunia.com/advisories/24670

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/24841

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/24931

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/25861

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/26083

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-15.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:082

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466689/30/6900/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23431

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1187

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://madwifi.org/ticket/880