CVE-2005-4835
The ath_rate_sample function in the ath_rate/sample/sample.c sample code in MadWifi before 0.9.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial…
- 7.1HighCVSS base score
- 1.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 22% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The ath_rate_sample function in the ath_rate/sample/sample.c sample code in MadWifi before 0.9.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failed KASSERT and system crash) by moving a connected system to a location with low signal strength, and possibly other vectors related to a race condition between interface enabling and packet transmission.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 22% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
8
- http://madwifi.org/ticket/287 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:082 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 26083 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2007:014 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://madwifi.org/ticket/162 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://madwifi.org/wiki/Releases/0.9.3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 24841 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://madwifi.org/ticket/279 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-4828 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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