CVE-2005-4835 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the system via a race condition in the MadWifi driver by moving a connected device to an area with low signal strength.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-4835?
CVE-2005-4835 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Mar 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4835?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Madwifi Madwifi.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4835?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4835 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2005-4835 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4835 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4r52-ff3g-g952.