Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-6059 - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in NetGear MA521 Wireless Driver Long Beacon Probe
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
Part | Description | Count |
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Application | 1 |
Exploit-Db
description | NetGear MA521 Wireless Driver 5.148.724 Long Beacon Probe Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. CVE-2006-6059. Remote exploit for windows platform |
id | EDB-ID:29096 |
last seen | 2016-02-03 |
modified | 2006-11-18 |
published | 2006-11-18 |
reporter | Laurent Butti |
source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/29096/ |
title | NetGear MA521 Wireless Driver 5.148.724 Long Beacon Probe Buffer Overflow Vulnerability |
References
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-18-11-2006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23036
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017254
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/395496
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21175
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4604
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30442