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.
2006-01-22T20:03:00.000
2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Deferred
CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2000 | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2000 | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2000 | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2003_server | r2 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_xp | * | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_xp | * | Yes |