CVE-2006-5972

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 10.0 Critical

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2006-11-18

Last modified

2024-08-07

Affected products

• Wg111v2 (Netgear)
• Wg111v2 Driver (Netgear)

References

• http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-16-11-2006.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22962
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017245
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/445753
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21126
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4560
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30370