CVE-2007-1218

tcpdump < 3.9.5 - Off-by-One Buffer Overflow in 802.11 Frame Parser

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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
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
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