Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 22, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-0376
CVE-2006-0376
Description
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.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:home:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:home:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Patches
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References
7- www.nmrc.org/pub/advise/20060114.txtnvdVendor Advisory
- securityreason.com/securityalert/349nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5YP0D2KHHO.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421868/100/0/threadednvd
- www.theta44.org/karma/nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24157nvd
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