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CVE-2006-7180

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.8)—

ieee80211_output.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 sends unencrypted packets before WPA authentication succeeds, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (related to network structure), and possibly cause a denial of service (disrupted authentication) and conduct spoofing attacks.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Madwifi — Madwifi

CWEs

References

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