CVE-2005-4835

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-4835
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe ath_rate_sample function in the ath_rate/sample/sample.c sample code in MadWifi before 0.9.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failed KASSERT and system crash) by moving a connected system to a location with low signal strength, and possibly other vectors related to a race condition between interface enabling and packet transmission.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.1 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Madwifi Madwifi 0.9.0 All All All
Application Madwifi Madwifi 0.9.1 All All All
Application Madwifi Madwifi 0.9.2 All All All
Application Madwifi Madwifi 0.9.2.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
#279 (kernel oops at ath_rate_findrate with kernel 2.6.14.5) - madwifi.org - Trac af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 madwifi.org
Mandriva update for madwifi-source - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
#287 (kernel panic from sample code) - madwifi.org - Trac af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 madwifi.org
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
Releases/0.9.3 - MadWifi - Trac af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 madwifi.org Patch
#162 (failed assertion in rate-sample, race condition bringing interfaces up) - madwifi.org - Trac af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 madwifi.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDKSA-2007:082 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-04-17Mark J CoxNot vulnerable. The MadWiFi wireless driver is not shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.

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