[security-alerts] FW: [SA22860] D-Link DWL-G132 Wireless Driver Beacon Rates Buffer Overflow

["Kazennov, Vladimir" <Vladimir.Kazennov@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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> TITLE:
> D-Link DWL-G132 Wireless Driver Beacon Rates Buffer Overflow
> 
> SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
> SA22860
> 
> VERIFY ADVISORY:
> http://secunia.com/advisories/22860/
> 
> CRITICAL:
> Moderately critical
> 
> IMPACT:
> System access
> 
> WHERE:
> From remote
> 
> SOFTWARE:
> D-Link Wireless USB Network Adapter Driver 1.x
> http://secunia.com/product/12585/
> 
> DESCRIPTION:
> H D Moore has reported a vulnerability in D-Link DWL-G132 Wireless
> driver, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
> vulnerable system.
> 
> The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the A5AGU.SYS
> device driver when handling beacon requests containing more than 36
> bytes in the Rates information element. This can be exploited to
> cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted packet.
> 
> The vulnerability is reported in version 1.0.1.41. Other versions may
> also be affected.
> 
> SOLUTION:
> Turn off the wireless card when not in use.
> 
> PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
> H D Moore
> 
> ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
> http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-13-11-2006.html
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