CVE-2006-6881

Buffer overflow in the Get_Wep function in cofvnet.c for ATMEL Linux PCI PCMCIA USB Drivers drivers 3.4.1.1 corruption allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long name argument.

Published: 2006-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-6881 is rated Moderate Risk (58.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.06%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.30% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6881

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.76% 2.06% +1.30%
2 2025-03-30 1.37% 0.76% -0.62%
3 2025-03-29 1.37%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-6881

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-6881

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-6881

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2006-6881: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6881

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-6881

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
stavros_markou atmelwlandriver 3.4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:stavros_markou:atmelwlandriver:3.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-6881

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