CVE-2006-0226 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2006-01-19

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 17.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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 [-]

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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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.

The EPSS score is 0.17279.

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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: freebsd

Published: 2006-01-19T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:25:34.041Z

Reserved: 2006-01-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-0226

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-01-19T01:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-0226

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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