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CVE-2007-2830
The ath_beacon_config function in if_ath.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash)…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.3%
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- mitre
Description
The ath_beacon_config function in if_ath.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted beacon interval information when scanning for access points, which triggers a divide-by-zero error.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (16)
- USN-479-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- GLSA-200706-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 25339 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 24114 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 26083 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 25622 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2007:014 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 36636 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- madwifi-athbeaconconfig-dos(34451) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 25763 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://madwifi.org/ticket/1270 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:132 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://madwifi.org/wiki/Security (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 25861 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2007-1919 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20070606 FLEA-2007-0021-2: madwifi (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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