CVE-2006-6332

Stack-based buffer overflow in net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c in MadWifi before 0.9.2.1 allows...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

Stack-based buffer overflow in net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c in MadWifi before 0.9.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, related to the encode_ie and giwscan_cb functions.

Exploit likelihood

21.5%Down 21.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2006-6332
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2006-6332
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-6315 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-6315
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-35mj-3pg9-j9v7 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c in MadWifi before 0.9.2.1 allows...

Record: GHSA-35mj-3pg9-j9v7
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

madwifi

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Madwifi < 0.9.2.1 - SIOCGIWSCAN Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)	2006-12-08
Exploit-DB	Madwifi - SIOCGIWSCAN Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)	2010-09-20
Exploit-DB	Madwifi 0.9.2.1 - WPA/RSN IE Remote Kernel Buffer Overflow	2007-03-01

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-6332 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Madwifi, published December 10, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.5%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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