CVE-2007-2829

N/A Unknown
Published: May 24, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://madwifi.org/ticket/1335
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://madwifi.org/wiki/Security
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://osvdb.org/36635
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/25339
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/25622
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/25763
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-200706-04.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:132
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470674/100/100/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24114
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1919
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34455
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://madwifi.org/ticket/1335
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://madwifi.org/wiki/Security
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://osvdb.org/36635
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25339
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25622
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25763
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25861
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26083
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-04.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:132
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470674/100/100/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24114
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1919
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34455
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

32 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.6%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

madwifi