CVE-2006-5972
HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 19.8%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 19.8% (97th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-5955)
- Published
- November 18, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5955 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- netgear / wg111v2
- netgear / wg111v2 driver
References
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-16-11-2006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22962(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017245
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/445753(US Government Resource)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21126(Exploit)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4560
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30370
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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