CVE-2006-0376

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 18.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-01-22 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The 802.11 wireless client in certain operating systems including Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 does not warn the user when (1) it establishes an association with a station in ad hoc (aka peer-to-peer) mode or (2) a station in ad hoc mode establishes an association with it, which allows remote attackers to put unexpected wireless communication into place.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: r2
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/349
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015489
http://www.nmrc.org/pub/advise/20060114.txt
http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5YP0D2KHHO.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421868/100/0/threaded
http://www.theta44.org/karma/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24157
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/349
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015489
http://www.nmrc.org/pub/advise/20060114.txt
http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5YP0D2KHHO.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421868/100/0/threaded

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