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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-6898 · published 31 December 2006

CVE-2006-6898: Broadcom widcomm bluetooth vulnerability

Broadcom · Widcomm Bluetooth

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

7.8 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 3.9% · top 10.1%
7.8CVSS 2.0 base score
3.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
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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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

10.0CVE-2006-6905Broadcom widcomm bluetooth vulnerabilityUnspecified vulnerability in the Widcomm Bluetooth stack allows remote attackers to gain administrative access (aka Remote Root) via unspecified vect…EPSS 2.4%10.0CVE-2006-6908Broadcom widcomm bluetooth vulnerabilityBuffer overflow in the Bluetooth Stack COM Server in the Widcomm Bluetooth stack, as packaged as Widcomm Stack 3.x and earlier on Windows, Widcomm BT…EPSS 30%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-6898), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.