Vulnerability Details : 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 category: OverflowExecute code
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4395
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 3.96%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 91 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4395
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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8.3
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HIGH | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
6.5
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10.0
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[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-4395
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2008-4395
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Red Hat 2008-11-06Not vulnerable. ndiswrapper is not shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, 5 or Red Hat Enterprise MRG.
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021142
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=239371
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-1
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http://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=frugalware-current.git;a=commitdiff;h=49945b423c2f7e33b4c579ca460df6a806ee8f9f
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46437
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2008-4395
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-2
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32118
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/275860
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http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg22366.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.html
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*