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CVE-2006-5882

CVE information

Published

17 years ago

Last Modified

6 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

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..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
High
Base Score
8.3/10
Exploit Score
6.5/10
Access Vector
Adjacent_network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
10/10
Confidentiality Impact
Complete
Availability Impact
Complete
Integrity Impact
Complete

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:a:linksys:wpc300n_wireless-n_notebook_adapter_driver
  Yes
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cpe:2.3:h:broadcom:bcmwl5.sys_wireless_device_driver:3.50.21
  Yes
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