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CVE-2008-5134
Buffer overflow in the lbs_process_bss function in drivers/net/wireless/libertas/scan.c in the libertas subsystem in the Linux kernel…
High10.0EPSS 5.4%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in the lbs_process_bss function in drivers/net/wireless/libertas/scan.c in the libertas subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.5 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via an "invalid beacon/probe response."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.4% · top 7.3% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (13)
- 32484 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 32998 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 33706 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 33641 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:0053 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=48735d8d8bd701b1e0cd3d49c21e5e385ddcb077 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-714-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470761 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [linux-wireless] 20081029 [PATCH] libertas: fix buffer overrun (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20081111 CVE request: kernel: libertas: fix buffer overrun (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 33854 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1681 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2009:004 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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