CVE-2006-0226

Description

Integer overflow in IEEE 802.11 network subsystem (ieee80211_ioctl.c) in FreeBSD before 6.0-STABLE, while scanning for wireless networks, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by broadcasting crafted (1) beacon or (2) probe response frames.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 14.38% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory freebsd.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory signedness.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015518	vdb entry
http://kernelwars.blogspot.com/2007/01/alive.html
http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-europe-07/bh-eu-07-speakers.html#Eriksson
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:05.80211.asc	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24192	vdb entry
http://www.signedness.org/advisories/sps-0x1.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/22537	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16296	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/18353	third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0226?: CVE-2006-0226 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0226?: To fix CVE-2006-0226, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0226 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0226 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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