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CVE-2004-0459
Published: May 20, 2004
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2004-009.pdf
x_refsource_MISC
20040513 802.11b (others) single packet DoS
mailing-list
x_refsource_FULLDISC
16034
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
1010152
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
AA-2004.02
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_AUSCERT
VU#106678
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT-VN
ieee80211-cca-dos(16138)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
10342
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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