CVE-2007-1218
tcpdump < 3.9.5 - Off-by-One Buffer Overflow in 802.11 Frame Parser
Title source: llmDescription
Off-by-one buffer overflow in the parse_elements function in the 802.11 printer code (print-802_11.c) for tcpdump 3.9.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted 802.11 frame. NOTE: this was originally referred to as heap-based, but it might be stack-based.
References (32)
Core 32
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:056
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32749
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=168916
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0387.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22772
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/32427
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1272
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27580
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2798
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-429-1
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0793
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24354
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://cvs.tcpdump.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/tcpdump/print-802_11.c?r1=1.31.2.11&r2=1.31.2.12
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1100
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0368.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9520
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24423
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Mar/0003.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24451
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:155
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24610
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24583
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017717
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2799
Various Sources vendor-advisory
x_refsource_turbo
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2007/TLSA-2007-46.txt
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://cvs.tcpdump.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/tcpdump/print-802_11.c
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24318
Scores
EPSS
0.2028
EPSS Percentile
95.6%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
CWE-189
Status
published
Products (1)
tcpdump/tcpdump
< 3.9.5
Published
Mar 02, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026