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  "id": "CVE-2007-5938",
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "published": "2007-12-06T15:46:00.000",
  "lastModified": "2024-11-21T00:38:59.553",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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      "value": "The iwl_set_rate function in compatible/iwl3945-base.c in iwlwifi 1.1.21 and earlier dereferences an iwl_get_hw_mode return value without checking for NULL, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via unspecified vectors during module initialization."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "La funci\u00f3n iwl_set_rate en compatible/iwl3945-base.c de iwlwifi 1.1.21 y anteriores hace referencia a un valor de retorno de iwl_get_hw_mode sin comprobar si es NULL, lo cual podr\u00eda permitir a atacantes remotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (error irrecuperable del sistema) mediante vectores no especificados durante la inicializaci\u00f3n del m\u00f3dulo."
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          "baseScore": 5.0,
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
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