CVE-2007-5938
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD
The iwl_set_rate function in compatible/iwl3945-base.c in iwlwifi 1.1.21 and earlier dereferences an iwl_get_hw_mode return value without checking for NULL, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via unspecified vectors during module initialization.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-189
- EPSS score
- 2.1% (82th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-5908)
- Published
- December 6, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5908 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- intel / pro wireless 3945abg
- intel / wireless wifi link 4965agn
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.ipw3945.devel/1618
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199209(Exploit)
- http://osvdb.org/44749
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29236
- http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/repos/?p=iwlwifi.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=25db44d4cdfe31d59223d74cb577f4a71aff1a40
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0154.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26842
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4211
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10787
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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