CVE-2006-5972 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in WG111v2.SYS in NetGear WG111v2 wireless adapter (USB) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long 802.11 beacon request.

Published: 2006-11-18

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 19.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:netgear:wg111v2_driver:5.1213.6.316:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wg111v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.1947.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-16-11-2006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22962
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017245
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/445753
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21126
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4560
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30370

History

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Subscriptions

Netgear Wg111v2 Wg111v2 Driver

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-11-18T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:12:31.331Z

Reserved: 2006-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5972

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-11-18T01:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-5972

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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