CVE-2005-4835 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the ath_rate_sample function within MadWifi versions prior to 0.9.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to crash a system by exploiting a race condition, potentially triggered by moving a connected device to a low signal area. With a CVSS score of 7.1, this vulnerability has a high severity, requiring medium attack complexity but leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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