Netgear Wireless Flaw Comes To Light

Vikingod · Nov 20, 2006, 04:14 AM

Source: CRN
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Security researchers from the Month of Kernel Bugs (MoKB) project have dished up details on another critical wireless device driver vulnerability, this one affecting a popular Netgear wireless product.

A vulnerability has been identified in the device driver for the NetGear WG111v2, a $49.95 wireless USB adapter, that could allow a remote attacker to gain complete control over a vulnerable PC, Symantec said Thursday in a bulletin to Deepsight subscribers.

Nov 20, 2006, 04:14 AM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Netgear Wireless Flaw Comes To Light Source: CRN __________ Security researchers from the Month of Kernel Bugs (MoKB) project have dished up details on another critical wireless device driver vulnerability, this one affecting a popular Netgear wireless product. A vulnerability has been identified in the device driver for the NetGear WG111v2, a $49.95 wireless USB adapter, that could allow a remote attacker to gain complete control over a vulnerable PC, Symantec said Thursday in a bulletin to Deepsight subscribers.