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