Vulnerability in NETGEAR Ma521 Driver
CVE-2006-6059
Buffer overflow in MA521nd5.SYS driver 5.148.724.2003 for NetGear MA521 PCMCIA adapter allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) beacon or (2) probe 802.11 frame responses with an long supported rates information element. NOTE: this issue was reported as a "memory corruption" error, but the associated exploit code suggests that it is a buffer overflow.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.189 (97.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.189 · newest: 0.189 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21175 (vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-18-11-2006.html (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30442 (vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/395496 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4604 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/23036 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-6059?
- CVE-2006-6059 is a vulnerability in NETGEAR Ma521 Driver. Published 2006-11-22.
- Is CVE-2006-6059 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.