CVE-2006-5882

HIGH 8.3CVE-2006-5882 · Published 14/11/2006 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2006-5882 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.3) vulnerability.
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 13.1%, higher than 96.4% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
—	No affected product versions are listed for this vulnerability yet.

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.

References

projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-11-11-2006.html
secunia.com/advisories/22831
securitytracker.com/id
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/209376 · US Government Resource
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-6VGNHW · Patch
linksys.com/servlet/Satellite
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4459
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4460
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30202

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