CVE-2006-0376 (GCVE-0-2006-0376)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-01-22 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 16:34
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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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2006-01-14 00:00
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