Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-0459 - Remote Denial Of Service vulnerability in Multiple Vendor IEEE 802.11 Protocol

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
ieee
NVD
Published: 2004-07-07
Updated: 2017-07-11

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Ieee
1

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