CVE - CVE-2006-6059

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-6059	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Buffer overflow in MA521nd5.SYS driver 5.148.724.2003 for NetGear MA521 PCMCIA adapter allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) beacon or (2) probe 802.11 frame responses with an long supported rates information element. NOTE: this issue was reported as a "memory corruption" error, but the associated exploit code suggests that it is a buffer overflow.
References
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BID:21175 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21175 CERT-VN:VU#395496 URL:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/395496 MISC:http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-18-11-2006.html SECTRACK:1017254 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1017254 SECUNIA:23036 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/23036 VUPEN:ADV-2006-4604 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4604~~ (Obsolete source) XF:netgear-ma521-code-execution(30442) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30442
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20061121	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20061121)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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