NetGear Wg111v2 Driver wg111v2.sys stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in NetGear Wg111v2 Driver. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file wg111v2.sys. This manipulation causes stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-5972. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in NetGear Wg111v2 Driver (Hardware Driver Software) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file wg111v2.sys. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 11/16/2006. The weakness was released 11/17/2006 by H D Moore with MetaSploit as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5972 since 11/17/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/27/2026).

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43123 (NetGear WG111v2 Wireless Driver Long Beacon Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30370), Exploit-DB (16388), SecurityFocus (BID 21126†), OSVDB (30473†) and Secunia (SA22962†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Access: Public
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MetaSploit ID: netgear_wg111_beacon.rb
MetaSploit Name: NetGear WG111v2 Wireless Driver Long Beacon Overflow
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netgear.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: H D Moore
Organization: MetaSploit
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-5972 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5972
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33331
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X-Force: 30370
SecurityFocus: 21126 - NetGear WG111v2 Wireless Driver Long Beacon Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 22962 - NetGear WG111v2 Wireless Driver Beacon Request Buffer Overflow, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 30473 - NetGear - WG111v2 Wireless Driver - Long Beacon - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1017245
Vulnerability Center: 13112 - NetGear WG111v2 Buffer Overflow via Long 802.11 Beacon Request, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-4560

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/27/2026 22:47
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (75), 07/10/2019 20:31 (4), 11/25/2024 03:53 (16), 01/07/2025 16:03 (1), 06/15/2025 16:06 (2), 04/27/2026 22:47 (1)
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