CVE-2008-4395

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.

Affected Platforms

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References

• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=239371
• http://git.frugalware.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=frugalware-current.git%3Ba=commitd…
• 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