Ubuntu Kernel 2.6/2.6.26 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Ubuntu Kernel 2.6/2.6.26 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-4395. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Ubuntu Kernel 2.6/2.6.26. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 11/05/2008. The weakness was released 11/06/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.launchpad.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-4395 since 10/02/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be done within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40078 (openSUSE Security Update : ndiswrapper (ndiswrapper-351)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116035 (Linux Kernel "ndiswrapper" Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46437), Tenable (40078), SecurityFocus (BID 32118†), OSVDB (49726†) and Secunia (SA32509†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.2

VulDB Base Score: 9.6
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 40078
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : ndiswrapper (ndiswrapper-351)
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OpenVAS ID: 63498
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1731-1 (ndiswrapper)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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11/05/2008 +23 days 🔍
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07/21/2009 +231 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2065 days 🔍
05/25/2025 +3722 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ubuntu.com

Advisory: bugs.launchpad.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4395 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4395
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44901

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X-Force: 46437
SecurityFocus: 32118 - Linux Kernel 'ndiswrapper' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 32509 - Ubuntu update for kernel, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 49726 - CVE-2008-4395 - Linux - Kernel - Multiple Buffer Overflow Issues
SecurityTracker: 1021142
Vulnerability Center: 20094 - Linux kernel NDISwrapper Remote DoS and Code Execution via a Packer with Specify Long ESSIDs, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/25/2025 21:22
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (81), 08/21/2019 11:39 (5), 05/25/2025 21:22 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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