Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-0376 - Remote Security vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows 2003 Server and Windows XP

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
microsoft
NVD
Published: 2006-01-22
Updated: 2018-10-19

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Microsoft
6

References