CVE-2006-5972

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-5972
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-11-18 01:07:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionStack-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Netgear Wg111v2 All All All All
Application Netgear Wg111v2 Driver 5.1213.6.316 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
NetGear WG111v2 Wireless Driver Beacon Request Buffer Overflow - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#445753 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Month of Kernel Bugs (MoKB): NetGear WG111v2 Wireless Driver Long Beacon Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 projects.info-pull.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
NetGear WG111v2 Wireless Driver Long Beacon Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - NetGear WG111v2 Wireless Driver Stack Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
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