VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2006-7179

CVSS score7.8 NONE
EPSS probability2.69%
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

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Primary references