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CVE-2006-0226

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 5.82%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-01-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2006-0226
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
5.82%

Original NVD Description

Integer overflow in IEEE 802.11 network subsystem (ieee80211_ioctl.c) in FreeBSD before 6.0-STABLE, while scanning for wireless networks, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by broadcasting crafted (1) beacon or (2) probe response frames.