CVE-2004-0459

The Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) algorithm in the IEEE 802.11 wireless protocol, when using DSSS transmission encoding, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a certain RF signal that causes a channel to appear busy (aka "jabber"), which prevents devices from transmitting data.

Score

CVSS 2.0 5.0 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2004-07-07

Last modified

2024-08-08

Affected products

• 802.11 Wireless Protocol (Ieee)

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0631.html
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1010152
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2004-009.pdf
• http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=4091
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/106678
• http://www.osvdb.org/16034
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10342
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16138