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National Vulnerability Database

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NVD

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CVE-2006-5882 Detail

Description

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.


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Evaluator Solution

The affected Linksys product has an updated driver in response to this vulnerability: Linksys, WPC300N Wireless-N Notebook Adapter Driver, 4.100.15.5

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-5882
NVD Published Date:
11/14/2006
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE