CVE-2006-7179
ieee80211_input.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 does not properly process Channel Switch Announcement...
ieee80211_input.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 does not properly process Channel Switch Announcement Information Elements (CSA IEs), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of communication) via a Channel Switch Count less than or equal to one, triggering a channel change.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ieee80211_input.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 does not properly process Channel Switch Announcement Information Elements (CSA IEs), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of communication) via a Channel Switch Count less than or equal to one, triggering a channel change.
- Record
CVE-2006-7179- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ieee80211_input.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 does not properly process Channel Switch Announcement Information Elements (CSA IEs), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of communication) via a Channel Switch Count less than or equal to one, triggering a channel change.
- Record
CVE-2006-7179- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-7161 No score
ieee80211_input.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 does not properly process Channel Switch Announcement Information Elements (CSA IEs), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of communication) via a Channel Switch Count less than or equal to one, triggering a channel change.
- Record
EUVD-2006-7161- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cf44-r485-c599 No score
ieee80211_input.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 does not properly process Channel Switch Announcement...
ieee80211_input.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 does not properly process Channel Switch Announcement Information Elements (CSA IEs), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of communication) via a Channel Switch Count less than or equal to one, triggering a channel change.
- Record
GHSA-cf44-r485-c599- 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-2006-7179 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Madwifi, published March 30, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.69%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:082
securityfocus.com/bid/23436
secunia.com/advisories/24670
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vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1187
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html
osvdb.org/34645
madwifi.org/wiki/Releases/0.9.3
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-15.xml
dev.lintrack.org/ticket/101
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7179
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cf44-r485-c599