CVE-2006-5882 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2006-5882

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Broadcom BCMWL5.SYS wireless device driver...

Vulnerability Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Broadcom BCMWL5.SYS wireless device driver 3.50.21.10, as used in Cisco Linksys WPC300N Wireless-N Notebook Adapter before 4.100.15.5 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an 802.11 response frame containing a long SSID field.

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

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

wpc300n wireless-n notebook adapter driver, bcmwl5.sys wireless device driver
Vulnerable Versions:
3.50.21.10

Timeline

Official Publish: November 14th, 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.