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Ar5416-ac1e Chipset 2.00.17 and prior [Medium]

By Security Team • Sep 5th, 2008 • Category: Security Notifications

Affects:

  • Ar5416-ac1e Chipset 2.00.17 and prior [Medium]

Description

The driver for the Linksys WRT350N Wi-Fi access point with firmware 2.00.17 on the Atheros AR5416-AC1E chipset does not properly parse the Atheros vendor-specific information element in an association request, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device reboot or hang) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an Atheros information element with an invalid length, as demonstrated by an element that is too long.

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CVE Identifier: CVE-2007-5474
Severity: Medium

National Vulnerabilities Database

NIST National Vulnerabilities Database

Related OLEX Packages: ar5416-ac1e_chipset
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