CVE-2006-6059

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 18.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-11-22 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in MA521nd5.SYS driver 5.148.724.2003 for NetGear MA521 PCMCIA adapter allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) beacon or (2) probe 802.11 frame responses with an long supported rates information element. NOTE: this issue was reported as a "memory corruption" error, but the associated exploit code suggests that it is a buffer overflow.

Affected products

NETGEAR Ma521 Driver: through 5.148.724.2003

References

http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-18-11-2006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23036
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017254
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/395496
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21175
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4604
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30442
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-18-11-2006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23036
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017254
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/395496
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21175

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