Buffer overflow in Xsupplicant
CVE-2006-5601
Stack-based buffer overflow in the eap_do_notify function in eap.c in xsupplicant before 1.2.6, and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.042 (90.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.042 · newest: 0.042 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Xsupplicant — versions 0.5, 0.6, 0.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- open1x.cvs.sourceforge.net/open1x/xsupplicant/src/eap.c
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20775 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/22612 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4233 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29902 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/22641 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_01_sr.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)