CVE-2007-2831

N/A
Published: May 24, 2007 at 01:29 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:40 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMadwifi

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

Array index error in the (1) ieee80211_ioctl_getwmmparams and (2) ieee80211_ioctl_setwmmparams functions in net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash), possibly obtain kernel memory contents, and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large negative array index value.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (16)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
http://madwifi.org/ticket/1334
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://osvdb.org/36637
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25339
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25622
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25763
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25861
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26083

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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