CVE-2006-7178 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the system by sending a malicious AUTH frame to an IBSS node using the MadWifi driver.
- 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-2006-7178?
CVE-2006-7178 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
MadWifi before 0.9.3 does not properly handle reception of an AUTH frame by an IBSS node, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a certain AUTH frame.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-7178?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Madwifi Madwifi.
How do I fix CVE-2006-7178?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-7178 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-2006-7178 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-7178 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gxh3-hpqw-5724.