CVE-2006-7180
ieee80211_output.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 sends unencrypted packets before WPA authentication...
ieee80211_output.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 sends unencrypted packets before WPA authentication succeeds, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (related to network structure), and possibly cause a denial of service (disrupted authentication) and conduct spoofing attacks.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ieee80211_output.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 sends unencrypted packets before WPA authentication succeeds, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (related to network structure), and possibly cause a denial of service (disrupted authentication) and conduct spoofing attacks.
- Record
CVE-2006-7180- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ieee80211_output.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 sends unencrypted packets before WPA authentication succeeds, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (related to network structure), and possibly cause a denial of service (disrupted authentication) and conduct spoofing attacks.
- Record
CVE-2006-7180- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-7162 No score
ieee80211_output.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 sends unencrypted packets before WPA authentication succeeds, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (related to network structure), and possibly cause a denial of service (disrupted authentication) and conduct spoofing attacks.
- Record
EUVD-2006-7162- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-59x4-84v4-pcgx No score
ieee80211_output.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 sends unencrypted packets before WPA authentication...
ieee80211_output.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 sends unencrypted packets before WPA authentication succeeds, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (related to network structure), and possibly cause a denial of service (disrupted authentication) and conduct spoofing attacks.
- Record
GHSA-59x4-84v4-pcgx- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-7180 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Madwifi, published March 30, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.14%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:082
secunia.com/advisories/24670
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1187
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novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html
madwifi.org/ticket/967
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33514
securityfocus.com/archive/1/466689/30/6900/threaded
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-15.xml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7180
github.com/advisories/GHSA-59x4-84v4-pcgx