CVE-2004-0459

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Summary

CVECVE-2004-0459
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-07-07 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 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

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ieee 802.11 Wireless Protocol All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2004-009.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
www.osvdb.org/16034 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
AusCERT - AA-2004.02 -- Denial of Service Vulnerability in IEEE 802.11 Wireless Devices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.auscert.org.au Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Multiple Vendor IEEE 802.11 Protocol Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0631.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs Can Be Disrupted By Remote Users Within Transmission Range - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#106678 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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