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CVE-2006-6898

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2006-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Widcomm Bluetooth for Windows (BTW) before 4.0.1.1500 allows remote attackers to listen to and record conversations, aka the CarWhisperer attack.

Affected products

• Broadcom Widcomm Bluetooth: 4.0.1.1500

References

• http://events.ccc.de/congress/2006-mediawiki//images/f/fb/23c3_Bluetooh_revisited.pdf
• http://osvdb.org/37589
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455889/100/0/threaded
• http://events.ccc.de/congress/2006-mediawiki//images/f/fb/23c3_Bluetooh_revisited.pdf
• http://osvdb.org/37589
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455889/100/0/threaded

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