CVE-2006-1385

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parseTaggedData function in WavePacket.mm in KisMAC R54 through R73p allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple SSIDs in a Cisco vendor tag in a 802.11 management frame.

Published: 2006-03-24 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-1385 is rated Moderate Risk (50.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.96%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1385

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 4.87% 3.96% -0.91%
2 2025-03-30 3.61% 4.87% +1.27%
3 2025-03-29 3.61%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-1385

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-1385

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-1385

Solution: Update to version R73p.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-1385

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kismac kismac 0.1a cpe:2.3:a:kismac:kismac:0.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismac kismac 0.1b cpe:2.3:a:kismac:kismac:0.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismac kismac 0.1c cpe:2.3:a:kismac:kismac:0.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismac kismac 0.2a cpe:2.3:a:kismac:kismac:0.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismac kismac 0.5d cpe:2.3:a:kismac:kismac:0.5d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismac kismac 0.5d4 cpe:2.3:a:kismac:kismac:0.5d4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismac kismac 0.10a cpe:2.3:a:kismac:kismac:0.10a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismac kismac 0.11a cpe:2.3:a:kismac:kismac:0.11a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kismac kismac 0.12a cpe:2.3:a:kismac:kismac:0.12a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-1385

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