Buffer overflow in NETGEAR Wg311v1
CVE-2006-6125
Heap-based buffer overflow in the wireless driver (WG311ND5.SYS) 2.3.1.10 for NetGear WG311v1 wireless adapter allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an 802.11 management frame with a long SSID.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.146 (96.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.146 · newest: 0.146 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- NETGEAR Wg311v1 — versions 2.3.1.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/23051 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403152 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21251 (Exploit, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-22-11-2006.html (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4674 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-6125?
- CVE-2006-6125 is a vulnerability in NETGEAR Wg311v1, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2006-11-27.
- Is CVE-2006-6125 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.