CVE-2006-7180
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 2.1% (82th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-7162)
- Published
- March 30, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-7162 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- madwifi / madwifi
References
- http://madwifi.org/ticket/967
- http://madwifi.org/wiki/Releases/0.9.3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24670
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24841
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24931
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25861
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26083
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-15.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:082
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466689/30/6900/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23434
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1187
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33514
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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