CVE-2007-1218Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Tcpdump

Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
20.3%
top 4.47%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 2
Latest updateMay 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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages3 packages

debiandebian/tcpdump< tcpdump 3.9.5-2 (bookworm)
Debiantcpdump/tcpdump< 3.9.5-2+3
NVDtcpdump/tcpdump3.9.5

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-r3xv-hqxp-h6pv: Off-by-one buffer overflow in the parse_elements function in the 8022022-05-01
OSV
CVE-2007-1218: Off-by-one buffer overflow in the parse_elements function in the 8022007-03-02

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
tcpdump vulnerability2007-03-06
Red Hat
tcpdump denial of service2007-03-01
Debian
CVE-2007-1218: tcpdump - Off-by-one buffer overflow in the parse_elements function in the 802.11 printer ...2007

💬Community

4
Bugzilla
CVE-2007-1218 tcpdump denial of service2007-03-15
Bugzilla
CVE-2007-1218 tcpdump denial of service2007-03-15
Bugzilla
CVE-2007-1218 tcpdump denial of service2007-03-14
Bugzilla
CVE-2007-1218 tcpdump denial of service2007-03-14
CVE-2007-1218 — Debian Tcpdump vulnerability | cvebase