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CVE-2006-5972 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-16-11-2006.html CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/22962 CVEVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017245 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30370 CVE
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/445753 CVEUS Government Resource

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
netgear wg111v2 driver
5.1213.6.316

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
netgear wg111v2
All versions

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-5972
NVD Published Date:
Nov 18, 2006
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2006-5972 Details - Not Deferred