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CVE-2006-5972
Stack-based buffer overflow in WG111v2.SYS in NetGear WG111v2 wireless adapter (USB) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via…
High10.0EPSS 19.8%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 19.8% · top 2.6% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- netgear-wg111v2-bo(30370) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1017245 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-16-11-2006.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 22962 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 21126 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2006-4560 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- VU#445753 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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