CVE-2006-6332

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Published Dec 10, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 21.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c in MadWifi before 0.9.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, related to the encode_ie and giwscan_cb functions.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Ubuntu USN	USN-404-1	MadWifi vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 21.5% (21.481% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2006-December/003888.html
http://madwifi.org/changeset/1842
http://madwifi.org/wiki/news/20061207/release-0-9-2-1-fixes-critical-security-issue
http://secunia.com/advisories/23277
http://secunia.com/advisories/23335
http://secunia.com/advisories/23694
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-09.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/925529
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_74_madwifi.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21486
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-404-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4901
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30800

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Madwifi Madwifi

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:19 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 10, 2006, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:19 PM
Reserved: Dec 6, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:32 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 10, 2006, 11:28 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:32 PM

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