CVE-2007-2831
Array index error in the (1) ieee80211_ioctl_getwmmparams and (2) ieee80211_ioctl_setwmmparams...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-2831- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-2831- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-2823 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2007-2823- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9j75-9wp3-854g No score
Array index error in the (1) ieee80211_ioctl_getwmmparams and (2) ieee80211_ioctl_setwmmparams...
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.
- Record
GHSA-9j75-9wp3-854g- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, references, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-2831 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Madwifi, published May 24, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.46%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-04.xml
secunia.com/advisories/25339
securityfocus.com/bid/24114
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novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html
madwifi.org/ticket/1334
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:132
osvdb.org/36637
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34453
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1919
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2831
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9j75-9wp3-854g