CVE-2006-0226

N/A Unknown
Published: January 19, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:05.80211.asc
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://kernelwars.blogspot.com/2007/01/alive.html
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/18353
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015518
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-europe-07/bh-eu-07-speakers.html#Eriksson
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://www.osvdb.org/22537
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16296
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Patch
http://www.signedness.org/advisories/sps-0x1.txt
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24192
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:05.80211.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://kernelwars.blogspot.com/2007/01/alive.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18353
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015518
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-europe-07/bh-eu-07-speakers.html#Eriksson
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/22537
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16296
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.signedness.org/advisories/sps-0x1.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24192
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
17.3%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

freebsd