CVE-2006-6059
Buffer overflow in MA521nd5.SYS driver 5.148.724.2003 for NetGear MA521 PCMCIA adapter allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) beacon or (2) probe 802.11 frame responses with an long supported rates information element. NOTE: this issue was reported as a "memory corruption" error, but the associated exploit code suggests that it is a buffer overflow.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 18.9% (97th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-6042)
- Published
- November 22, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6042 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- netgear / ma521 driver
References
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-18-11-2006.html(Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23036(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017254(Exploit)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/395496(US Government Resource)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21175
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4604
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30442
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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