CVE-2006-6059

NetGear MA521 Driver < 5.148.724.2003 - Buffer Overflow via Long Supported Rates Information Element

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-6059. PoCs published by Laurent Butti.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a stack-based buffer overflow in the NetGear MA521 wireless driver (MA521nd5.SYS) by sending malformed beacon frames with an oversized supported rates information element. It causes a denial-of-service (kernel crash) and is a proof-of-concept for potential remote code execution.

Description

Buffer overflow in MA521nd5.SYS driver 5.148.724.2003 for NetGear MA521 PCMCIA adapter allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) beacon or (2) probe 802.11 frame responses with an long supported rates information element. NOTE: this issue was reported as a "memory corruption" error, but the associated exploit code suggests that it is a buffer overflow.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Laurent Butti · rubyremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29096

This exploit targets a stack-based buffer overflow in the NetGear MA521 wireless driver (MA521nd5.SYS) by sending malformed beacon frames with an oversized supported rates information element. It causes a denial-of-service (kernel crash) and is a proof-of-concept for potential remote code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: NetGear MA521 Wireless Driver (MA521nd5.SYS) version 5.148.724.2003
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Physical proximity to the target's wireless network · Supported wireless card and Lorcon library on Linux
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21175
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017254
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-18-11-2006.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30442
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/395496
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4604
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23036

Scores

EPSS 0.1875
EPSS Percentile 96.9%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
netgear/ma521_driver < 5.148.724.2003
Published Nov 22, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026