34646 : MadWifi ieee80211_output.c Cleartext Information Disclosure
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2007-03-19

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2006-7180" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : 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 sevice (disrupted authentication) and conduct spoofing attacks.

Classification

Attack Type: Cryptographic, Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.9.3 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Madwifi

Driver

0.9.2.1

References

CVE ID: 2006-7180 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 23434
Secunia Advisory ID: 24670 24841 24931 26083
SCIP VulDB ID: 2994
ISS X-Force ID: 33514
Related OSVDB ID: 34643 34644 34645
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2007-1187
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/apps/freshmeat/2007-03/0019.html
Other Advisory URL: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-07/msg00009.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200704-15.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:082
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://madwifi.org/ticket/967
http://madwifi.org/wiki/Releases/0.9.3
Vendor URL: http://www.madwifi.org/

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 6.8
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-03-30 | Disagree?

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