Overview
- Description
- ieee80211_output.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 sends unencrypted packets before WPA authentication succeeds, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (related to network structure), and possibly cause a denial of service (disrupted authentication) and conduct spoofing attacks.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 6.8
- Impact score
- 6.4
- Exploitability score
- 8.6
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- NVD-CWE-Other
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Vendor comments
- Red HatNot vulnerable. The MadWiFi wireless driver is not shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.
Configurations
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "6960E4C4-F392-47FD-B334-6F840CE977EF",
"versionEndIncluding": "0.9.2"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]