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TI-2006-06918 Aliases CVE-2006-7177GHSA-x7wj-6rr9-8v3p

MadWifi, when Ad-Hoc mode is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
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

MadWifi, when Ad-Hoc mode is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via unspecified vectors that lead to a kernel panic in the ieee80211_input function, related to "packets coming from a 'malicious' WinXP system."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02404 84th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.2VulnerableMadwifi
  • cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·Madwifi

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-7177
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x7wj-6rr9-8v3p

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • 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-2005-04565 The ath_rate_sample function in the ath_rate/sample/sample.c sample code in MadWifi… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2006-06921 ieee80211_output.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 sends unencrypted packets before WPA… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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