VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2006-0376

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability18.25%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-01-22
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

The 802.11 wireless client in certain operating systems including Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 does not warn the user when (1) it establishes an association with a station in ad hoc (aka peer-to-peer) mode or (2) a station in ad hoc mode establishes an association with it, which allows remote attackers to put unexpected wireless communication into place.

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