Back
CVE-2007-5938
The iwl_set_rate function in compatible/iwl3945-base.c in iwlwifi 1.1.21 and earlier dereferences an iwl_get_hw_mode return value without…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
The iwl_set_rate function in compatible/iwl3945-base.c in iwlwifi 1.1.21 and earlier dereferences an iwl_get_hw_mode return value without checking for NULL, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via unspecified vectors during module initialization.
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)
- 2.1% · top 18% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
Loading the EPSS history…
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199209 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0154 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 44749 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2007-4211 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10787 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 29236 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 26842 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.ipw3945.devel/1618 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/repos/?p=iwlwifi.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=25db44d4cdfe31d59223d74cb577f4a71aff1a40 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2007-5938)Record last updated .