Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory FreeBSD-SA-06:05.80211.asc
Solution
Upgrade your system to the appropriate stable release or security branch dated after the correction date
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FreeBSD-SA-06:05.80211.asc
Insight
The IEEE 802.11 network subsystem of FreeBSD implements the protocol negotiation used for wireless networking.
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.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2006-0226 -
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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