# CVE-2007-2829: The 802.11 network stack in net80211/ieee80211\_input.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (syste

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-05-24 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The 802.11 network stack in net80211/ieee80211_input.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted length field in nested 802.3 Ethernet frames in Fast Frame packets, which results in a NULL pointer dereference.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-04.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25339
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24114
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26083
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25622
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25763
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:132
- http://madwifi.org/wiki/Security
- http://osvdb.org/36635
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25861
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1919
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470674/100/100/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34455
- http://madwifi.org/ticket/1335

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