Title : D-Link DWL-G132 Wireless Device Driver Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4488 CVE ID : CVE-2006-6055
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-11-14
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in D-Link DWL-G132 Wireless Device Driver, which could be exploited by remote attackers to take complete control of an affected system. This flaw is due to a buffer overflow error in the "A5AGU.SYS" driver when handling requests with an overly long Rates Information Element, which could be exploited by attackers within range of a vulnerable Wi-Fi station to execute arbitrary commands with kernel-level privileges.
Note : A fully functional exploit has been published.
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