NetGear WG111v2.SYS buffer overflow
| netgear-wg111v2-bo (30370) |  High Risk |
Description:
NetGear WG111v2 Wireless Driver is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the WG111v2.SYS driver. By sending a malicious beacon request containing more than 1100 bytes, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the system to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 10 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 9 |
| Exploitability: | Functional |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- MOKB-16-11-2006: NetGear WG111v2 Wireless Driver Long Beacon Overflow.
- WG111v2 Web site: WG111v2 Support Page.
- BID-21126: NetGear WG111v2 Wireless Driver Long Beacon Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-5972: Stack-based buffer overflow in WG111v2.SYS in NetGear WG111v2 wireless adapter (USB) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long 802.11 beacon request.
- SA22962: NetGear WG111v2 Wireless Driver Beacon Request Buffer Overflow
- SECTRACK ID: 1017245: NetGear WG111v2 Wireless Driver Stack Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#445753: NetGear wireless driver fails to properly process certain 802.11 management frames
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4560: NetGear WG111v2 Wireless Driver Beacon Request Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- NETGEAR WG111v2 Driver 5.1213.6.316
Reported:
Nov 16, 2006
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