ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CE...6:05.80211.ascII. Problem Description
An integer overflow in the handling of corrupt IEEE 802.11 beacon or
probe response frames when scanning for existing wireless networks can
result in the frame overflowing a buffer.
III. Impact
An attacker able broadcast a carefully crafted beacon or probe response
frame may be able to execute arbitrary code within the context of the
FreeBSD kernel on any system scanning for wireless networks.




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