FKIE_CVE-2008-4395
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-11-06 15:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:57
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6 | |
| ubuntu | linux_kernel | * |
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"lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:57:43.980",
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