ieee80211_output.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 sends unencrypted packets before WPA authentication succeeds, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (related to network structure), and possibly cause a denial of service (disrupted authentication) and conduct spoofing attacks.
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ieee80211_output.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 sends unencrypted packets before WPA authentication succeeds, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (related to network structure), and possibly cause a denial of service (disrupted authentication) and conduct spoofing attacks.
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| text | N/A | n/a |
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| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU x_transferred |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:082 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_MANDRIVA x_transferred |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24670 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24931 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26083 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1187 | vdb-entry x_refsource_VUPEN x_transferred |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_SUSE x_transferred |
| http://madwifi.org/ticket/967 | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33514 | vdb-entry x_refsource_XF x_transferred |
| http://madwifi.org/wiki/Releases/0.9.3 | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24841 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466689/30/6900/threaded | mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ x_transferred |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-15.xml | vendor-advisory x_refsource_GENTOO x_transferred |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25861 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23434 | vdb-entry x_refsource_BID x_transferred |
ieee80211_output.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 sends unencrypted packets before WPA authentication succeeds, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (related to network structure), and possibly cause a denial of service (disrupted authentication) and conduct spoofing attacks.
| Date Added | Due Date | Vulnerability Name | Required Action |
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| N/A |
| Type | Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
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| Primary | 2.0 | 6.8 | MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE ID | Type | Source |
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| NVD-CWE-Other | Primary | nvd@nist.gov |
Not vulnerable. The MadWiFi wireless driver is not shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.