CVE-2006-6059

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CVSS v3.1

N/A

EPSS

18.75%

Published

Nov 22, 2006

Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Public PoC / Exploit (2)

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Exploit-DBNetgear MA521 Wireless Driver 5.148.724 - 'Beacon Probe' Remote Buffer Overflow TrickestTrickest PoC index

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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 (1)

netgear · ma521_drivervulnerable

References (14)

http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-18-11-2006.html

ExploitVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/23036

Vendor Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017254

Exploit

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/395496

US Government Resource

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21175