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    CVE-2006-6332

    Stack-based buffer overflow in net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c in MadWifi before 0.9.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, related to the encode_ie and giwscan_cb functions.

    Published:Dec 10, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 10, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.60838
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Madwifi
    Product
    Madwifi

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16835https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10024https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3389

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2007-5448 (CVSS 4.3) — Madwifi 0.9.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a beacon frame wi…
    CVE-2007-2831 (CVSS 10) — Array index error in the (1) ieee80211_ioctl_getwmmparams and (2) ieee80211_ioctl_setwmmparams functions in ne…
    CVE-2007-2830 (CVSS 5) — The ath_beacon_config function in if_ath.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial…
    CVE-2007-2829 (CVSS 5) — The 802.11 network stack in net80211/ieee80211_input.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3.1 allows remote attackers to ca…
    CVE-2006-7178 (CVSS 7.8) — MadWifi before 0.9.3 does not properly handle reception of an AUTH frame by an IBSS node, which allows remote …
    CVE-2006-7177 (CVSS 7.8) — MadWifi, when Ad-Hoc mode is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via uns…
    CVE-2006-7179 (CVSS 7.8) — ieee80211_input.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 does not properly process Channel Switch Announcement Information El…
    CVE-2006-7180 (CVSS 6.8) — ieee80211_output.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 sends unencrypted packets before WPA authentication succeeds, which…
    CVE-2005-4835 (CVSS 7.1) — The ath_rate_sample function in the ath_rate/sample/sample.c sample code in MadWifi before 0.9.3 allows remote…

    References

    http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2006-December/003888.html
    http://madwifi.org/changeset/1842
    http://madwifi.org/wiki/news/20061207/release-0-9-2-1-fixes-critical-security-issue
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23277
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23335
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23694
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-09.xml
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/925529
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_74_madwifi.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21486
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-404-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4901
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30800
    http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2006-December/003888.html
    http://madwifi.org/changeset/1842
    http://madwifi.org/wiki/news/20061207/release-0-9-2-1-fixes-critical-security-issue
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23277
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23335
    http://secunia.com/advisories/23694
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-09.xml
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/925529
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_74_madwifi.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21486
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-404-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4901
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30800

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High