Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2007-3798 — Unchecked Return Value in Tcpdump

CWE-252 — Unchecked Return ValueCWE-754 — Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional ConditionsCWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound14 documents10 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
72.7%
top 1.22%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
8
TcpdumpApple MAC OS XApple MAC OS X Server+5 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 16
Latest updateMay 1

Description

Integer overflow in print-bgp.c in the BGP dissector in tcpdump 3.9.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted TLVs in a BGP packet, related to an unchecked return value.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages7 packages

▶debiandebian/tcpdump< tcpdump 3.9.5-3 (bookworm)
▶Debiantcpdump/tcpdump< 3.9.5-3+3
▶NVDtcpdump/tcpdump3.9.6
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.0.0 — 10.4.11
▶NVDfreebsd/freebsd5.0 — 5.5+4

Also affects: Debian Linux 3.1, 4.0, Ubuntu Linux 6.06, 6.10, 7.04

Patches

Patch: slackware.com ↗Patch: slackware.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-cg3g-c98g-38cg: Integer overflow in print-bgp↗2022-05-01
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OSV
CVE-2007-3798: Integer overflow in print-bgp↗2007-07-16
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
tcpdump - Print-bgp.C Remote Integer Underflow↗2007-03-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
BSD
FreeBSD-SA-07:06.tcpdump: Buffer overflow in tcpdump(1)↗2007-08-01
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Ubuntu
tcpdump vulnerability↗2007-07-31
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Red Hat
tcpdump BGP integer overflow↗2007-07-10
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Debian
CVE-2007-3798: tcpdump - Integer overflow in print-bgp.c in the BGP dissector in tcpdump 3.9.6 and earlie...↗2007
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📐Framework References

2
CWE
Unchecked Return Value↗
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CWE
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions↗
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💬Community

4
Bugzilla
CVE-2007-3798 tcpdump BGP integer overflow [FC6]↗2007-07-31
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Bugzilla
CVE-2007-3798 tcpdump BGP integer overflow↗2007-07-31
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Bugzilla
CVE-2007-3798 tcpdump BGP integer overflow [Fdevel]↗2007-07-31
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Bugzilla
CVE-2007-3798 tcpdump BGP integer overflow [F7]↗2007-07-31
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CVE-2007-3798 — Unchecked Return Value in Tcpdump | cvebase