Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 7, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2004-0459
CVE-2004-0459
Description
The Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) algorithm in the IEEE 802.11 wireless protocol, when using DSSS transmission encoding, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain RF signal that causes a channel to appear busy (aka "jabber"), which prevents devices from transmitting data.
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Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:ieee:802.11_wireless_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
8- www.auscert.org.au/render.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/106678nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0631.htmlnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2004-009.pdfnvd
- www.osvdb.org/16034nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/10342nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16138nvd
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