CVE-2006-5972 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2006-5972

Stack-based buffer overflow in WG111v2.SYS in NetGear WG111v2 wireless adapter...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

wg111v2 driver, wg111v2
Vulnerable Versions:
5.1213.6.316

Timeline

Official Publish: November 18th, 2006
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.