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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="200901-01">
<title>NDISwrapper: Arbitrary remote code execution</title>
<synopsis>
Multiple buffer overflows might lead to remote execution of arbitrary code
with root privileges.
</synopsis>
<product type="ebuild">ndiswrapper</product>
<announced>January 11, 2009</announced>
<revised>January 11, 2009: 01</revised>
<bug>239371</bug>
<access>remote</access>
<affected>
<package name="net-wireless/ndiswrapper" auto="yes" arch="*">
<unaffected range="ge">1.53-r1</unaffected>
<vulnerable range="lt">1.53-r1</vulnerable>
</package>
</affected>
<background>
<p>
NDISwrapper is a Linux kernel module that enables the use of Microsoft
Windows drivers for wireless network devices.
</p>
</background>
<description>
<p>
Anders Kaseorg reported multiple buffer overflows related to long
ESSIDs.
</p>
</description>
<impact type="high">
<p>
A physically proximate attacker could send packets over a wireless
network that might lead to the execution of arbitrary code with root
privileges.
</p>
</impact>
<workaround>
<p>
There is no known workaround at this time.
</p>
</workaround>
<resolution>
<p>
All NDISwrapper users should upgrade to the latest version:
</p>
<code>
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-wireless/ndiswrapper-1.53-r1"</code>
</resolution>
<references>
<uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4395">CVE-2008-4395</uri>
</references>
<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:33:13 +0000">
rbu
</metadata>
<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:45:28 +0000">
rbu
</metadata>
<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:45:36 +0000">
rbu
</metadata>
</glsa>
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