Memory Leakage Vulnerability in Orinoco Driver

Memory Leakage Vulnerability in Orinoco Driver

CVE-2005-3180 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

The Orinoco driver (orinoco.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.13 and earlier does not properly clear memory from a previously used packet whose length is increased, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

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