88w8361p-bem Chipset 1.2.17 and prior [Medium]

By Security Team on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 in Security Notifications | Related Software Packages:

Affects:

  • 88w8361p-bem Chipset 1.2.17 and prior [Medium]

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the Marvell wireless driver, as used in Linksys WAP4400N Wi-Fi access point with firmware 1.2.17 on the Marvell 88W8361P-BEM1 chipset, and other products, allow remote 802.11-authenticated users to cause a denial of service (wireless access point crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an association request with long (1) rates, (2) extended rates, and unspecified other information elements.

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CVE Identifier: CVE-2007-5475
Severity: Medium

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