VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2006-5972
CVSS score10 HIGH
EPSS probability19.85%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-11-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — US Government Resource
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — US Government Resource
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit