CVE-2007-2831
Array index error in the (1) ieee80211_ioctl_getwmmparams and (2) ieee80211_ioctl_setwmmparams functions in net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 3.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 11% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Array index error in the (1) ieee80211_ioctl_getwmmparams and (2) ieee80211_ioctl_setwmmparams functions in net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash), possibly obtain kernel memory contents, and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large negative array index value.
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 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.5% · top 11% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
16
- USN-479-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- GLSA-200706-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 25339 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 24114 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 26083 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 25622 (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/1334 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 25763 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:132 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://madwifi.org/wiki/Security (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 36637 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 25861 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- madwifi-ieee80211ioctlgetwmmparams-dos(34453) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2007-1919 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20070606 FLEA-2007-0021-2: madwifi (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_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-2007-2823 (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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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2007-2831)Record last updated .