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CVE-2006-6059 in the critical feed json

Buffer overflow in MA521nd5.SYS driver 5.148.724.2003 for NetGear MA521 PCMCIA adapter allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code vi…

published 2006-11-22 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-6042

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
18.9%
EPSS 18.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-29096)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

18.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-29096 Netgear MA521 Wireless Driver 5.148.724 - 'Beacon Probe' Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2006-11-18
  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1017254 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • projects.info-pull.com http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-18-11-2006.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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