MadWifi 0.9.2.1 net80211 stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in MadWifi 0.9.2.1. This affects an unknown function of the component net80211. Performing a manipulation results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-6332. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in MadWifi 0.9.2.1 (Wireless LAN Software). This affects an unknown code of the component net80211. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 12/07/2006. The weakness was presented 12/10/2006 by Julien Tinnes as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-6332 since 12/06/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29516 (SuSE 10 Security Update : madwifi (ZYPP Patch Number 2370)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 0.9.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30800), Exploit-DB (16835), Tenable (29516), SecurityFocus (BID 21486†) and OSVDB (31267†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 29516
Nessus Name: SuSE 10 Security Update : madwifi (ZYPP Patch Number 2370)
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OpenVAS ID: 840166
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for nss USN-2159-1
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MetaSploit ID: madwifi_giwscan_cb.rb
MetaSploit Name: Madwifi SIOCGIWSCAN Buffer Overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MadWifi 0.9.2.1

Timelineinfo

12/06/2006 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Julien Tinnes
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-6332 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6332
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33723
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X-Force: 30800
SecurityFocus: 21486 - MADWiFi Linux Kernel Device Driver Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 23277
OSVDB: 31267 - MADWiFi - Linux Kernel Device Driver - Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Issues
Vulnerability Center: 13380 - MadWifi Buffer Overflow in net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-4901

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 02/21/2025 17:58
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (80), 07/12/2019 09:16 (8), 11/25/2024 07:13 (17), 02/21/2025 17:58 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:927:103

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