CVE-2005-4835

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The ath_rate_sample function in the ath_rate/sample/sample.c sample code in MadWifi before 0.9.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failed KASSERT and system crash) by moving a connected system to a location with low signal strength, and possibly other vectors related to a race condition between interface enabling and packet transmission.

Affected products

Madwifi: 0.9.0, 0.9.1, 0.9.2, 0.9.2.1

References

http://madwifi.org/ticket/162
http://madwifi.org/ticket/279
http://madwifi.org/ticket/287
http://madwifi.org/wiki/Releases/0.9.3
http://secunia.com/advisories/24841
http://secunia.com/advisories/26083
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:082
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html
http://madwifi.org/ticket/162
http://madwifi.org/ticket/279
http://madwifi.org/ticket/287
http://madwifi.org/wiki/Releases/0.9.3

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