CVE-2008-4395

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-4395
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercanonical
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-11-06 15:55:51 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 8.3 from [email protected]

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Adjacent
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6 All All All
Operating System Ubuntu Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Gentoo Bug 239371 - net-wireless/ndiswrapper <1.53-r1 Multiple buffer overflows (CVE-2008-4395) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
Ubuntu update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[Frugalware-git] kernel2627: ndiswrapper-1.53-6-i686 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mail-archive.com
504 Gateway Time-out af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Frugalware Linux Gitweb - frugalware-current.git/commitdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.frugalware.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
USN-662-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Bug #275860 “[PATCH] ndiswrapper remote buffer overflows on long...” : Bugs : “linux” package : Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net
USN-662-2: Ubuntu kernel modules vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
CVE-2008-4395 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net
Linux ndiswrapper Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users on the Wireless Network Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Frugalware Linux Gitweb - frugalware-current.git/commitdiff MITRE git.frugalware.org
[Frugalware-git] kernel2627: ndiswrapper-1.53-6-i686 MITRE www.mail-archive.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2008-11-06Tomas HogerNot vulnerable. ndiswrapper is not shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, 5 or Red Hat Enterprise MRG.

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