HIGH
Integer overflow in IEEE 802.11 network subsystem (ieee80211_ioctl.c) in FreeBSD before 6.0-STABLE, while scanning for wireless networks, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by broadcasting crafted (1) beacon or (2) probe response frames
Published Jan 19, 2006
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.82%
Description
Integer overflow in IEEE 802.11 network subsystem (ieee80211_ioctl.c) in FreeBSD before 6.0-STABLE, while scanning for wireless networks, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by broadcasting crafted (1) beacon or (2) probe response frames.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.82% 0.05823
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05823
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 5.82% (0.05823) | 92.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.69% (0.05689) | 91.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 19, 2025 | 17.28% (0.17279) | 94.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.38% (0.14376) | 93.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.96% (0.18961) | 92.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.38% (0.14376) | 93.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 7.83% (0.07833) | 94.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 10.61% (0.10612) | 95.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.36% (0.08359) | 93.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 95.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 94.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 88.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:05.80211.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://kernelwars.blogspot.com/2007/01/alive.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18353 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015518 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-europe-07/bh-eu-07-speakers.html#Eriksson x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.osvdb.org/22537 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16296 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.signedness.org/advisories/sps-0x1.txt x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24192 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:05.80211.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD | |
| http://kernelwars.blogspot.com/2007/01/alive.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18353 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015518 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-europe-07/bh-eu-07-speakers.html#Eriksson | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/22537 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16296 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.signedness.org/advisories/sps-0x1.txt | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24192 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner freebsd
Published Jan 19, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 17, 2006
Link CVE-2006-0226
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a