CVE-2006-5972

Status: ModifiedHigh (10)—💥 Exploit

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.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Base score: 10

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 20%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 97
Score date: 10/9/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Published on Exploit-DB · Netgear WG111v2 Wireless Driver - Long Beacon Overflow (Metasploit) (7/3/2010)

Affected technologies (2)

Netgear — Wg111v2 Netgear — Wg111v2 Driver

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

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