PT-2008-1105 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Anders Kaseorg + 1 · Published 2008-11-06 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-4395

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

8.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ndiswrapper versions prior to 1.53-r1

Description The issue affects the ndiswrapper package in Gentoo Linux and the Linux kernel 2.6, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending packets over a local wireless network with long ESSIDs, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information.

Recommendations For ndiswrapper versions prior to 1.53-r1, update to version 1.53-r1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to wireless networks to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-09361

CVE-2008-4395

DSA-1731-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Ndiswrapper

References · 16

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-2 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4395 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32509 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-09361 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-4395 · Vendor Advisory
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=239371 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021142 · Note
• http://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=frugalware-current.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=49945b423c2f7e33b4c579ca460df6a806ee8f9f · Note
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/275860 · Note
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-01.xml · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/32118 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46437 · Note
• http://mail-archive.com/frugalware-git%40frugalware.org/msg22366.html · Note