CVE-2006-0226
N/A
Published: January 19, 2006 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:20 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeBSD
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (9)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
Source: [email protected]
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:05.80211.ascThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/18353x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-europe-07/bh-eu-07-speakers.html#Erikssonx_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.signedness.org/advisories/sps-0x1.txtQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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