VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2006-7177

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2007-03-30
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

MadWifi, when Ad-Hoc mode is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via unspecified vectors that lead to a kernel panic in the ieee80211_input function, related to "packets coming from a 'malicious' WinXP system."

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