Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2008-5134
Buffer overflow in the lbs_process_bss function in drivers/net/wireless/libertas/scan.c in the libertas subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.5 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via an "invalid beacon/probe response."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.054 (92.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.053 · newest: 0.054 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32484 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/32998 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/33706 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/33641 (third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html (vendor-advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/23049 (mailing-list)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/11/2 (mailing-list)