VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-5601
Stack-based buffer overflow in the eap_do_notify function in eap.c in xsupplicant before 1.2.6, and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
HIGH 9.0EPSS 4.23%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the eap_do_notify function in eap.c in xsupplicant before 1.2.6, and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.23% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- xsupplicant/xsupplicant
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://open1x.cvs.sourceforge.net/open1x/xsupplicant/src/eap.c?r1=1.135&r2=1.136
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22612Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22641Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:189
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_01_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20775Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4233Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29902
- http://open1x.cvs.sourceforge.net/open1x/xsupplicant/src/eap.c?r1=1.135&r2=1.136
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22612Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22641Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:189
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_01_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20775Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4233Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29902
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.