CVE-2006-6059
published 2006-11-22CVE-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)…
PriorityP351critical10CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCCICAC
EXPLOIT
EPSS
18.75%
96.9th percentile
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.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| netgear | ma521_driver | <= 5.148.724.2003 | — |
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VulDB
NetGear Ma521 Driver ma521nd5.sys memory corruption (VU#395496 / ID 43124)
vuldb·2026-04-28·CVSS 10.0
CVE-2006-6059 [CRITICAL] NetGear Ma521 Driver ma521nd5.sys memory corruption (VU#395496 / ID 43124)
A vulnerability was found in NetGear Ma521 Driver. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file ma521nd5.sys. This manipulation causes memory corruption.
This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-6059. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.
GHSA
GHSA-m2q2-p8vg-r5cw: Buffer overflow in MA521nd5
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-01
CVE-2006-6059 [HIGH] GHSA-m2q2-p8vg-r5cw: Buffer overflow in MA521nd5
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.
No detection rules found.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-18-11-2006.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23036http://securitytracker.com/id?1017254http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/395496http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21175http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4604https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30442http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-18-11-2006.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23036http://securitytracker.com/id?1017254http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/395496http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21175http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4604https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30442
2006-11-22
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