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NetGear WG111v2 Wireless Driver Beacon Request Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA22962
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Release Date:
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2006-11-17
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Last Update:
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2006-11-20
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Popularity:
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12,192 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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Unpatched
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| Software: | NetGear WG111v2 Wireless Driver 1.x
NetGear WG111v2 Wireless Driver 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-5972
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in NetGear WG111v2 wireless driver, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the WG111v2.SYS driver when handling beacon requests. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a malicious beacon request containing more than 1100 bytes of information elements.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is reported in version 5.1213.6.316 of the WG111v2.SYS driver. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Turn off the wireless card when not in use to reduce the risk.
Provided and/or discovered by:
H D Moore
Changelog:
2006-11-20: Added link to US-CERT.
2006-11-20: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-16-11-2006.html
Other References:
US-CERT VU#445753:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/445753
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