CVE-2007-2830

The ath_beacon_config function in if_ath.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted beacon interval information when scanning for access points, which triggers a divide-by-zero error.

Published: 2007-05-24 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-2830 is rated Moderate Risk (51.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.63%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-2830

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 2026-01-10 3.86% 4.63% +0.77%
2 2025-07-26 3.55% 3.86% +0.31%
3 2025-06-18 3.55%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-2830

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-2830

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-2830

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2007-2830: 1 GLSA(s) (200706-04), 1 atom(s) (net-wireless/madwifi-ng); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-2830
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-2830 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15, linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17, linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20), 12 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): DNE 6, needs-triage 3, released 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-2830

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-2830

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
madwifi madwifi <= 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2007-2830

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