Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 30, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026

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."

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Affected products

Madwifi/Madwifi2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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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