Unscored severity · published Jan 19, 2006
CVE-2006-0226
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…
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CVSS
5.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.8% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
Freebsd · Freebsd
6.0; 6.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0226
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0226
kernelwars.blogspot.com
http://kernelwars.blogspot.com/2007/01/alive.html
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/18353
securitytracker.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015518
www.blackhat.com
http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-europe-07/bh-eu-07-speakers.html#Eriksson
www.osvdb.org
http://www.osvdb.org/22537
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