National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-0376
Original release date:01/22/2006
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0 upgrade from v1.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.theta44.org/karma/
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20060114 [NMRC Advisory] Microsoft Windows Wireless Exposure on Laptops
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5YP0D2KHHO.html
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.nmrc.org/pub/advise/20060114.txt
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1015489
External Source: XF
Name: windows-wireless-adhoc-unauth-access(24157)
External Source: SREASON
Name: 349