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CVE-2006-5882

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 13.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2006-11-14 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

• Broadcom Bcmwl5.Sys Wireless Device Driver: 3.50.21.10
• Linksys Wpc300N Wireless-N Notebook Adapter Driver: all versions

References

• 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
• http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-11-11-2006.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22831
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017212

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