CVE-2006-7179 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 30 Mar 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in MadWifi drivers by sending malformed Channel Switch Announcement Information Elements.

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-2006-7179?

CVE-2006-7179 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

ieee80211_input.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 does not properly process Channel Switch Announcement Information Elements (CSA IEs), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of communication) via a Channel Switch Count less than or equal to one, triggering a channel change.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-7179?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Madwifi Madwifi.

How do I fix CVE-2006-7179?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-7179 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-2006-7179 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-7179 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cf44-r485-c599.