Denial of Service Vulnerability in IEEE 802.11 CCA Algorithm

CVE-2004-0459 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

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