CVE-2013-4579

The ath9k_htc_set_bssid_mask function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c in the Linux kernel through 3.12 uses a BSSID masking approach to…

published November 19, 2013

CVSS

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EPSS

10%

Percentile

95.7

In the wild

Unconfirmed

What it is

The ath9k_htc_set_bssid_mask function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c in the Linux kernel through 3.12 uses a BSSID masking approach to determine the set of MAC addresses on which a Wi-Fi device is listening, which allows remote attackers to discover the original MAC address after spoofing by sending a series of packets to MAC addresses with certain bit manipulations.

The record

Technical detail

CVSS: Not scored
CVSS v4.0: Not supplied
EPSS: 0.10209 · 95.7th percentile
Published: 2013-11-19T15:00Z

EPSS history

Timeline

19 NOV 15:00Z
The ath9k_htc_set_bssid_mask function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c in the Linux kernel through 3.12 uses a BSSID masking approach to…
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