CVE-2006-5882 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Broadcom BCMWL5.SYS wireless device driver 3.50.21.10, as used in Cisco Linksys WPC300N Wireless-N Notebo
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-5882?
CVE-2006-5882 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Nov 2006.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5882?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Broadcom Bcmwl5.sys Wireless Device Driver, Linksys Wpc300n Wireless-N Notebook Adapter Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5882?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5882 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-5882 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5882 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3fwg-8cpx-grjw.