SecurityvulnsSECURITYVULNS:DOC:15009[SA22831] Broadcom Wireless Driver Probe Response SSID Buffer Overflow
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TITLE:
Broadcom Wireless Driver Probe Response SSID Buffer Overflow
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA22831
VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
Broadcom NIDS 5.0 Wireless Driver 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/12559/
DESCRIPTION:
Johnny Cache has reported a vulnerability in Broadcom Wireless
driver, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the BCMWL5.SYS
device driver when handling probe response requests with a long SSID.
This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a
specially crafted packet.
The vulnerability is reported in version 3.50.21.10. Other versions
may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Update to the latest version.
Turn off the wireless card when not in use.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Johnny Cache
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-11-11-2006.html
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