CVE-2008-4395 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2008-4395?

CVE-2008-4395 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 Nov 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4395?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Linux kernel, Ubuntu Linux Kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4395?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2008-4395 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4395 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DSA-1731-1, GHSA-cfmc-g2m2-7ffx.