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TI-2006-06081 Aliases CVE-2006-6332GHSA-35mj-3pg9-j9v7

Stack-based buffer overflow in net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c in MadWifi before 0.9.2.1…

Priority MEDIUM 52Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.21481 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.2.1VulnerableMadwifi
  • cpe:2.3:a:madwifi:madwifi:0.9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2.1 Vulnerable ·Madwifi

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-6332
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-35mj-3pg9-j9v7

References

Patch 1

Advisory 5

Other 3

  • TI-2007-02741 Array index error in the (1) ieee80211_ioctl_getwmmparams and (2)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-06920 ieee80211_input.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 does not properly process Channel Switch… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2006-06919 MadWifi before 0.9.3 does not properly handle reception of an AUTH frame by an IBSS node… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2006-06918 MadWifi, when Ad-Hoc mode is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2005-04565 The ath_rate_sample function in the ath_rate/sample/sample.c sample code in MadWifi… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2006-06921 ieee80211_output.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 sends unencrypted packets before WPA… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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