MadWifi 0.9.2/0.9.2.1 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in MadWifi 0.9.2/0.9.2.1. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-7178. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MadWifi 0.9.2/0.9.2.1 (Wireless LAN Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

MadWifi before 0.9.3 does not properly handle reception of an AUTH frame by an IBSS node, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a certain AUTH frame.

The bug was discovered 09/14/2006. The weakness was shared 04/02/2007 by kurth (Website). The advisory is available at madwifi.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-7178 since 03/29/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 196 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25060 (GLSA-200704-15 : MadWifi: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at madwifi.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33512), Tenable (25060), SecurityFocus (BID 23431†), OSVDB (34644†) and Secunia (SA24931†). The entries VDB-28138, VDB-35905 and VDB-35904 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 25060
Nessus Name: GLSA-200704-15 : MadWifi: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 830060
OpenVAS Name: Zoho ManageEngine Support Center Plus Multiple Fields XSS Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: madwifi.org

Timelineinfo

09/14/2006 🔍
09/14/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/29/2007 +196 days 🔍
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04/02/2007 +4 days 🔍
04/05/2007 +2 days 🔍
04/11/2007 +6 days 🔍
04/12/2007 +1 days 🔍
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04/17/2007 +2 days 🔍
04/18/2007 +1 days 🔍
04/19/2007 +1 days 🔍
07/17/2019 +4472 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: madwifi.org
Researcher: kurth
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-7178 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-7178
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2994
X-Force: 33512
SecurityFocus: 23431 - MadWifi Auth Frame IBSS Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 24931 - Gentoo update for madwifi-ng, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 34644 - MadWifi IBSS Node Crafted AUTH Frame DoS
Vulnerability Center: 14827 - MadWifi before 0.9.3 AUTH Frame Mishandling Allows Remote Denial of Service, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-1187

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/12/2007 10:11
Updated: 07/17/2019 17:34
Changes: 04/12/2007 10:11 (92), 07/17/2019 17:34 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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