ByteOS Network

NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2006-7180

Modified

Source-cve@mitre.org

Published At-30 Mar, 2007 | 01:19

Updated At-23 Apr, 2026 | 00:35

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
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	2.0	6.8	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Type: Primary

Version: 2.0

Base score: 6.8

Base severity: MEDIUM

Vector:

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CPE Matches

madwifi>>madwifi>>Versions up to 0.9.2(inclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

CWE ID: NVD-CWE-Other

Type: Primary

Source: nvd@nist.gov

Vendor Statements

Organization : Red Hat

Last Modified : 2007-04-17T00:00:00

Not vulnerable. The MadWiFi wireless driver is not shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://madwifi.org/ticket/967	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://madwifi.org/wiki/Releases/0.9.3	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/24670	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/24841	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/24931	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/25861	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/26083	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-15.xml	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:082	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466689/30/6900/threaded	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23434	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1187	cve@mitre.org	N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33514	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://madwifi.org/ticket/967	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://madwifi.org/wiki/Releases/0.9.3	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/24670	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/24841	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/24931	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/25861	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/26083	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-15.xml	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:082	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466689/30/6900/threaded	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23434	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1187	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33514	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A