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Status published
Critical
CVE-2006-5601
Stack-based buffer overflow in the eap_do_notify function in eap.c in...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://open1x.cvs.sourceforge.net/open1x/xsupplicant/src/eap.c?r1=1.135&r2=1.136
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20775
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22612
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4233
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29902
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22641
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_01_sr.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:189
Affected Vendor
xsupplicant
View all reports →Affected Software
xsupplicant
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.8b, 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0pre1, 1.0pre2, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2pre1
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 28th, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.