CVE-2006-5972

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 19.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-11-18 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

NETGEAR Wg111V2: all versions
NETGEAR Wg111V2 Driver: 5.1213.6.316

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
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

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