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.
Published:Jan 22, 2006
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Jan 22, 2006
EPSS Score:0.19496
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 2000
Microsoft
Windows 2000
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 2003 Server
Microsoft
Windows 2003 Server
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Xp
Microsoft
Windows Xp
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
