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 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.

Published: 2005-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-4835 is rated Moderate Risk (54.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.77%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4835

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-23 0.74% 0.77% +0.03%
2 2026-02-18 1.58% 0.74% -0.84%
3 2026-01-08 — 1.58% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4835

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-4835

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-4835

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-4835
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-4835 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15, linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): DNE 4, needs-triage 2, not-affected 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-4835

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2005-4835

  • Red Hat (2007-04-17T00:00:00)

    Not vulnerable. The MadWiFi wireless driver is not shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4835

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
madwifi madwifi 0.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
madwifi madwifi 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
madwifi madwifi 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
madwifi madwifi 0.9.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4835

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