CVE-2006-6538

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-12-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

D-LINK DWL-2000AP+ firmware 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause (1) a denial of service (device reset) via a flood of ARP replies on the wired or wireless (radio) link and (2) a denial of service (device crash) via a flood of ARP requests on the wireless link.

Affected products

D-Link Dwl-2000Ap+: 2.11

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/23332
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2029
http://tripp.dynalias.org/arpflood.c
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454047/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4965
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30837
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2915
http://secunia.com/advisories/23332
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2029
http://tripp.dynalias.org/arpflood.c
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454047/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4965

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