CVE-2007-1218

N/A Unknown
Published: March 02, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://cvs.tcpdump.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/tcpdump/print-802_11.c
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://cvs.tcpdump.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/tcpdump/print-802_11.c?r1=1.31.2.11&r2=1.31.2.12
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2798
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2799
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Mar/0003.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/24318
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24354
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24423
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24451
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24583
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24610
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27580
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1272
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:056
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:155
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/32427
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0368.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0387.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22772
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017717
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2007/TLSA-2007-46.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-429-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0793
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=168916
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32749
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1100
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9520
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://cvs.tcpdump.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/tcpdump/print-802_11.c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://cvs.tcpdump.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/tcpdump/print-802_11.c?r1=1.31.2.11&r2=1.31.2.12
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2798
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2799
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Mar/0003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24318
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24354
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24423
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24451
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24583
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24610
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27580
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1272
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:056
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:155
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/32427
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0368.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0387.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22772
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017717
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2007/TLSA-2007-46.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-429-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0793
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=168916
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32749
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1100
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9520
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

64 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
20.3%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119 CWE-189

Affected Vendors

tcpdump

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