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.
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.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
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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
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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 |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |