The ath_rate_sample function in the ath_rate/sample/sample.c sample code in MadWifi…
Priority LOW 35Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01766 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.0 | Vulnerable | Madwifi |
| cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.1 | Vulnerable | Madwifi |
| cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.2 | Vulnerable | Madwifi |
| cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.2.1 | Vulnerable | Madwifi |
- cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·Madwifi
- cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Madwifi
- cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·Madwifi
- cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2.1 Vulnerable ·Madwifi
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4835
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4r52-ff3g-g952
References
More Madwifi vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-06081 Stack-based buffer overflow in net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c in MadWifi before 0.9.2.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-02741 Array index error in the (1) ieee80211_ioctl_getwmmparams and (2)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-06920 ieee80211_input.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 does not properly process Channel Switch… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2006-06919 MadWifi before 0.9.3 does not properly handle reception of an AUTH frame by an IBSS node… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2006-06918 MadWifi, when Ad-Hoc mode is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2006-06921 ieee80211_output.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 sends unencrypted packets before WPA… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2005-4835 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-4835 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4r52-ff3g-g952 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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