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    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.

    Published:Nov 6, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 6, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.02987
    CVSS Score:8.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Ubuntu
    Product
    Linux Kernel

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=239371
    http://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=frugalware-current.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=49945b423c2f7e33b4c579ca460df6a806ee8f9f
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32509
    http://www.mail-archive.com/frugalware-git%40frugalware.org/msg22366.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32118
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021142
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-2
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2008-4395
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/275860
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46437
    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=239371
    http://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=frugalware-current.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=49945b423c2f7e33b4c579ca460df6a806ee8f9f
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32509
    http://www.mail-archive.com/frugalware-git%40frugalware.org/msg22366.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32118
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021142
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-2
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2008-4395
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/275860
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46437

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