CVE-2004-0459

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Summary

CVECVE-2004-0459
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-07-07 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2017-07-11 01:30:00 UTC
DescriptionThe Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) algorithm in the IEEE 802.11 wireless protocol, when using DSSS transmission encoding, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain RF signal that causes a channel to appear busy (aka "jabber"), which prevents devices from transmitting data.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ieee 802.11 Wireless Protocol All All All All
Application Ieee 802.11 Wireless Protocol All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
20040513 802.11b (others) single packet DoS FULLDISC archives.neohapsis.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#106678 CERT-VN www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
AusCERT - AA-2004.02 -- Denial of Service Vulnerability in IEEE 802.11 Wireless Devices AUSCERT www.auscert.org.au Vendor Advisory
16034 OSVDB www.osvdb.org
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2004-009.pdf MISC support.avaya.com
IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs Can Be Disrupted By Remote Users Within Transmission Range - SecurityTracker SECTRACK securitytracker.com
Multiple Vendor IEEE 802.11 Protocol Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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