MEDIUM
The ath_beacon_config function in if_ath.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted beacon interval information when scanning for access points, which triggers a divide-by-zero error
Published May 24, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.30%
Description
The ath_beacon_config function in if_ath.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted beacon interval information when scanning for access points, which triggers a divide-by-zero error.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.30% 0.02298
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02298
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.30% (0.02298) | 82.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.30% (0.02298) | 80.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 10, 2026 | 4.63% (0.04632) | 88.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.13% (0.03130) | 85.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 8.85% (0.08846) | 94.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | 8.85% (0.08846) | 94.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2024 | 9.87% (0.09869) | 94.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 8.71% (0.08711) | 94.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 9.86% (0.09860) | 94.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 10, 2024 | 10.36% (0.10360) | 94.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 25, 2023 | 10.03% (0.10033) | 94.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2023 | 9.94% (0.09936) | 93.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.26% (0.09265) | 93.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (16)
- http://madwifi.org/ticket/1270 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://madwifi.org/wiki/Security x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://osvdb.org/36636 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25339 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25622 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25763 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25861 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26083 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-04.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:132 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470674/100/100/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24114 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1919 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34451 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 24, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 23, 2007
Link CVE-2007-2830
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a