Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 30, 2007· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2006-7177
CVE-2006-7177
Description
MadWifi, when Ad-Hoc mode is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via unspecified vectors that lead to a kernel panic in the ieee80211_input function, related to "packets coming from a 'malicious' WinXP system."
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
9- madwifi.org/ticket/880nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/24841nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25861nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26083nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466689/30/6900/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/23433nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1nvd
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