CVE-2006-5972
Stack-based buffer overflow in WG111v2.SYS in NetGear WG111v2 wireless adapter (USB) allows...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-5972- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-5972- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5955 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-5955- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5862-c5hp-6r43 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in WG111v2.SYS in NetGear WG111v2 wireless adapter (USB) allows...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5862-c5hp-6r43- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Netgear WG111v2 Wireless Driver - Long Beacon Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-07-03 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-5972 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Netgear Wg111v2, published November 18, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.8%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30370
securitytracker.com/id?1017245
projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-16-11-2006.html
secunia.com/advisories/22962
securityfocus.com/bid/21126
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4560
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/445753
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5972
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5862-c5hp-6r43