CVE-2006-5882
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Broadcom BCMWL5.SYS wireless device driver 3.50.21.10, as used in Cisco Linksys WPC300N Wireless-N Notebook Adapter before 4.100.15.5 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an 802.11…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.1%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Broadcom BCMWL5.SYS wireless device driver 3.50.21.10, as used in Cisco Linksys WPC300N Wireless-N Notebook Adapter before 4.100.15.5 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an 802.11 response frame containing a long SSID field.
- CVSS 2.0
- 8.3 HIGHAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 13.11% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- linksys/wpc300n wireless-n notebook adapter driver · broadcom/bcmwl5.sys wireless device driver
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-11-11-2006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22831
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017212
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/209376US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-6VGNHWPatch
- http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Download_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1115417109934&packedargs=sku%3D1144763513196&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4459
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4460
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30202
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-11-11-2006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22831
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017212
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/209376US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-6VGNHWPatch
- http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Download_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1115417109934&packedargs=sku%3D1144763513196&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4459
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4460
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30202
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.