CVE-2006-6898

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Published Jan 8, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 3.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Widcomm Bluetooth for Windows (BTW) before 4.0.1.1500 allows remote attackers to listen to and record conversations, aka the CarWhisperer attack.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:widcomm_bluetooth:4.0.1.1500:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-6881	Widcomm Bluetooth for Windows (BTW) before 4.0.1.1500 allows remote attackers to listen to and record conversations, aka the CarWhisperer attack.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.9% (3.930% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://events.ccc.de/congress/2006-mediawiki//images/f/fb/23c3_Bluetooh_revisited.pdf
http://osvdb.org/37589
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455889/100/0/threaded

History

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Subscriptions

Broadcom Widcomm Bluetooth

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:42 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 8, 2007, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:42 PM
Reserved: Jan 8, 2007, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:34 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2006, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:34 PM

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