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Gentoo: 200901-01 High: NDISwrapper Remote Code Execution Advisory

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Calendar Grey January 11, 2009
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Important Gentoo security notice GLSA 202301-01 regarding NDISwrapper facilitating remote code execution risks. Find out more today!
Multiple buffer overflows might lead to remote execution of arbitrary code with root privileges.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200901-01 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: High Title: NDISwrapper: Arbitrary remote code execution Date: January 11, 2009 Bugs: #239371 ID: 200901-01

Synopsis ======= Multiple buffer overflows might lead to remote execution of arbitrary code with root privileges.
Background ========= NDISwrapper is a Linux kernel module that enables the use of Microsoft Windows drivers for wireless network devices.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-wireless/ndiswrapper < 1.53-r1 >= 1.53-r1
========== Anders Kaseorg reported multiple buffer overflows related to long ESSIDs.
Impact ===== A physically proximate attacker coul...

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