CVE-2006-5601

N/A Unknown

Published: October 28, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the eap_do_notify function in eap.c in xsupplicant before 1.2.6, and possibly other versions, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://open1x.cvs.sourceforge.net/open1x/xsupplicant/src/eap.c?r1=1.135&r2=1.136

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/22612

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/22641

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:189

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_01_sr.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20775

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4233

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29902

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://open1x.cvs.sourceforge.net/open1x/xsupplicant/src/eap.c?r1=1.135&r2=1.136