CVE-2008-4395

N/A Unknown

Published: November 06, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the ndiswrapper module 1.53 for the Linux kernel 2.6 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending packets over a local wireless network that specify long ESSIDs.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=239371

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=frugalware-current.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=49945b423c2f7e33b4c579ca460df6a806ee8f9f

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.html

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/32509

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.mail-archive.com/frugalware-git%40frugalware.org/msg22366.html

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32118

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021142

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-1

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-2

Source: security@ubuntu.com

https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2008-4395

Source: security@ubuntu.com

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/275860

Source: security@ubuntu.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46437

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=239371