PT-2004-1581 · Ieee · Ieee 802.11

Published 2004-05-20 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-0459

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IEEE 802.11 wireless protocol (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns the Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) algorithm in the IEEE 802.11 wireless protocol. When using DSSS transmission encoding, remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a certain RF signal. This signal makes a channel appear busy, also known as "jabber", preventing devices from transmitting data.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0459

Affected Products

Ieee 802.11

References · 9

• http://auscert.org.au/render.html?it=4091 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0459 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1010152 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16138 · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0631.html · Note
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2004-009.pdf · Note
• http://osvdb.org/16034 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/10342 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/106678 · Note