Vulnerability CVE-2006-6059
Published: 2006-11-21   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
10/10
10/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Netgear -> Ma521 driver 

 References:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/395496
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4604
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017254
http://secunia.com/advisories/23036
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-18-11-2006.html
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/30442
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21175
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