National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-4395

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (11/06/2008)

Not vulnerable. ndiswrapper is not shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, 5 or Red Hat Enterprise MRG.

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External Source: CONFIRM

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

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

External Source: CONFIRM

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

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

External Source: XF

Name: linux-kernel-ndiswrapper-bo(46437)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46437

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-662-2

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

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-662-1

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

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1021142

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

External Source: BID

Name: 32118

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

External Source: MLIST

Name: [frugalware-git] 20081014 kernel2627: ndiswrapper-1.53-6-i686

Hyperlink:http://www.mail-archive.com/frugalware-git@frugalware.org/msg22366.html

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32509

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32509

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SA:2008:057

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

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=frugalware-current.git;a=commitdiff;h=49945b423c2f7e33b4c579ca460df6a806ee8f9f

Hyperlink:http://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=frugalware-current.git;a=commitdiff;h=49945b423c2f7e33b4c579ca460df6a806ee8f9f

External Source: CONFIRM

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

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