Overview
A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in the Netgear WG111v2.SYS wireless driver. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial-of-service condition.
Description
The WG111v2.SYS driver is a wireless (802.11) device driver produced by Netgear. |
Impact
A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial-of-service condition on a vulnerable system. |
Solution
We are currently unaware of a practical solution to this problem. |
Disable wireless adapters |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
This issue was publicly reported by H.D. Moore on The Month of Kernel Bugs Website.
This document was written by Ryan Giobbi.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | None |
| Severity Metric: | 3.48 |
| Date Public: | 2006-11-16 |
| Date First Published: | 2006-11-17 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2006-11-17 15:45 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 23 |