Buffer overflow in Madwifi

CVE-2007-2831

Array index error in the (1) ieee80211_ioctl_getwmmparams and (2) ieee80211_ioctl_setwmmparams functions in net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash), possibly obtain kernel memory contents, and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large negative array index value.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.035 (87.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Madwifi — versions 0.9.0, 0.9.1, 0.9.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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