Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2008-4395
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.024 (82.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 2.6
- Ubuntu Linux_kernel
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@ubuntu.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@ubuntu.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- security@ubuntu.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)