CVE-2008-4441

Description

The Marvell driver for the Linksys WAP4400N Wi-Fi access point with firmware 1.2.14 on the Marvell 88W8361P-BEM1 chipset, when WEP mode is enabled, does not properly parse malformed 802.11 frames, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot or hang-up) via a malformed association request containing the WEP flag, as demonstrated by a request that is too short, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1144 and CVE-2008-1197.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.34% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2805 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4400 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497285/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/32259 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45841 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31742 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4441?
CVE-2008-4441 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4441?
To fix CVE-2008-4441, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-4441 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4441 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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