CVE-2006-0226

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Published Jan 19, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 5.8% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0:release::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0:stable::::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 5.8% (5.823% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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Freebsd Freebsd

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:25 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: freebsd
Published: Jan 19, 2006, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:25 PM
Reserved: Jan 17, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:20 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 19, 2006, 1:03 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:20 PM

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