CVE-2006-6125 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2006-11-27

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 14.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wg311v1:2.3.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.14498.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-22-11-2006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23051
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017275
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403152
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21251
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4674

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.22843}`	epss `{'score': 0.23519}`

Subscriptions

Netgear Wg311v1

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-11-27T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:19:33.957Z

Reserved: 2006-11-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-6125

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-11-27T00:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:32:31.010

Link: CVE-2006-6125

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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