>> Apple Airport Extreme Beacon Frame Handling Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Title : Apple Airport Extreme Beacon Frame Handling Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4822 CVE ID : CVE-2006-6292
Rated as : Low Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-12-02
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Apple Airport Extreme, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service. This flaw is due to an error when handling malformed beacon frames, which could be exploited by attackers within range of a Wi-Fi station to cause a kernel panic, creating a denial of service condition.
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