CVE-2006-6908

Buffer overflow in the Bluetooth Stack COM Server in the Widcomm Bluetooth stack, as packaged as Widcomm Stack 3.x and earlier on Windows, Widcomm BTStackServer 1.4.2.10 and 1.3.2.7 on Windows, Widcomm Bluetooth Communication Software 1.4.1.03 on Windows, and the Bluetooth implementation in Windows Mobile or Windows CE on the HP IPAQ 2215 and 5450, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-6908 is rated High Risk (69.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 30.21%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6908

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 35.62% 30.21% -5.41%
2 2025-08-27 35.24% 35.62% +0.38%
3 2025-07-06 35.24%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-6908

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-6908

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-6908

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2006-6908: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6908

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-6908

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
broadcom widcomm_bluetooth 1.4.1.03 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:widcomm_bluetooth:1.4.1.03:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom widcomm_bluetooth <= 3 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:widcomm_bluetooth:*:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom widcomm_bluetooth 1.3.2.7 cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:widcomm_bluetooth:1.3.2.7:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom widcomm_bluetooth 1.4.2.10 cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:widcomm_bluetooth:1.4.2.10:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_embedded_compact cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_embedded_compact:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_mobile cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_mobile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-6908

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