Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000

CVE-2006-0376

The 802.11 wireless client in certain operating systems including Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 does not warn the user when (1) it establishes an association with a station in ad hoc (aka peer-to-peer) mode or (2) a station in ad hoc mode establishes an association with it, which allows remote attackers to put unexpected wireless communication into place.

EPSS: 0.182 (96.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

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