CVE-2006-7178 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting MadWifi versions prior to 0.9.3. An attacker can crash an IBSS node by sending a specially crafted AUTH frame. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity with network accessibility, low attack complexity, and a complete impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 0.9.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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