CVEvulnerability

CVE-2007-5938

5.0 MEDIUM Published 2007-12-06 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2007-12-06
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-189

Description

The iwl_set_rate function in compatible/iwl3945-base.c in iwlwifi 1.1.21 and earlier dereferences an iwl_get_hw_mode return value without checking for NULL, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via unspecified vectors during module initialization.

Affected configurations

• intel pro wireless 3945abg 1.1.21 • intel wireless wifi link 4965agn 1.1.21

Related

Weakness · not in database (1)

References