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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-5972 · published 18 November 2006

CVE-2006-5972: Netgear wg111v2 driver vulnerability

Netgear · Wg111v2 Driver

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.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 20% · top 2.7%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
20%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-16-11-2006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22962 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017245
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/445753 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21126 Exploit
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 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017245
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/445753 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21126 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4560
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30370

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-5972), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.