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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-4835 · published 31 December 2005

CVE-2005-4835: Madwifi vulnerability

Madwifi · Madwifi

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.

7.1 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 1.7% · top 23.6%
7.1CVSS 2.0 base score
1.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://madwifi.org/ticket/162
http://madwifi.org/ticket/279
http://madwifi.org/ticket/287
http://madwifi.org/wiki/Releases/0.9.3 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/24841
http://secunia.com/advisories/26083
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:082
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html
http://madwifi.org/ticket/162
http://madwifi.org/ticket/279
http://madwifi.org/ticket/287
http://madwifi.org/wiki/Releases/0.9.3 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/24841
http://secunia.com/advisories/26083
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:082
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html

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Related vulnerabilities

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-4835), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.