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MadWIFI Channel Switch Announcement Information Elements Denial of Service Vulnerability

MadWifi is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because if fails to properly handle certain network packets.

An attacker may exploit this issue by submitting a maliciously crafted packet to the vulnerable computer.

Attackers can exploit this issue to switch a communication channel, causing loss of communication and thus denying service to legitimate users.

Versions prior to MadWifi 0.9.3 are vulnerable.