CVE-2006-6538 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.5% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
D-LINK DWL-2000AP+ firmware 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause (1) a denial of service (device reset) via a flood of ARP replies on the wired or wireless (radio) link and (2) a denial of service (device crash) via a flood of ARP requests on the wireless link.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 3.48% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-12-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| d-link | dwl-2000ap\+ |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | D-Link DWL-2000AP 2.11 - ARP Flood Remote Denial of Service | 2006-12-11 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23332
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2029
- http://tripp.dynalias.org/arpflood.c
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454047/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4965
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30837
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2915
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23332
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2029
- http://tripp.dynalias.org/arpflood.c
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454047/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4965
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30837
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2915
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