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Broadcom Wireless Driver Probe Response SSID Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA22831
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Release Date:
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2006-11-13
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Last Update:
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2006-11-15
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Popularity:
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13,200 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Broadcom NIDS 5.0 Wireless Driver 3.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-5882
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Description:
Johnny Cache has reported a vulnerability in Broadcom Wireless driver, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the BCMWL5.SYS device driver when handling probe response requests with a long SSID. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted packet.
The vulnerability is reported in version 3.50.21.10. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to the latest version.
Linksys:
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satell...ame=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper
Turn off the wireless card when not in use.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Johnny Cache
Changelog:
2006-11-15: Added CVEand US-CERT references.
Original Advisory:
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-11-11-2006.html
Other References:
US-CERT VU#209376:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/209376
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