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CVE-2008-4395 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

see all 24 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	2.6
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
ubuntu linux kernel	<= 2.6.26
CPE cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 6, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]