CVE-2006-5882 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Broadcom BCMWL5.SYS wireless device driver 3.50.21.10, as used in Cisco Linksys WPC300N Wireless-N Notebook Adapter before 4.100.15.5 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an 802.11 response frame containing a long SSID field.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Adjacent 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 0.21666.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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:linksys:wpc300n_wireless-n_notebook_adapter_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:h:broadcom:bcmwl5.sys_wireless_device_driver:3.50.21.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data.

Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Broadcom Subscribe	Bcmwl5.sys Wireless Device Driver Subscribe
Linksys Subscribe	Wpc300n Wireless-n Notebook Adapter Driver Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-11-11-2006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22831
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017212
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/209376
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-6VGNHW
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Download_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1115417109934&packedargs=sku%3D1144763513196&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4459
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4460
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30202

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-11-14T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:04:55.594Z

Reserved: 2006-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5882

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-11-14T19:07:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2006-5882

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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