CVE-2007-3798

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: July 16, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=184815
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://cvs.tcpdump.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/tcpdump/print-bgp.c?r1=1.91.2.11&r2=1.91.2.12
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/26135
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26168
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26223
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26231
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26263
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26266
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26286
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26395
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26404
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26521
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27580
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:06.tcpdump.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-14.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.449313
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1353
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/private/tcpdump-bgp.c
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:148
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_16_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0368.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0387.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474225/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24965
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018434
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0023/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2007/TLSA-2007-46.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-492-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2578
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9771
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=184815
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://cvs.tcpdump.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/tcpdump/print-bgp.c?r1=1.91.2.11&r2=1.91.2.12
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/26135
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26168
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26223
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26231
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26263
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26266
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26286
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26395
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26404
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26521
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27580
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:06.tcpdump.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-14.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.449313
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1353
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/private/tcpdump-bgp.c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:148
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_16_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0368.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0387.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474225/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24965
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018434
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0023/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2007/TLSA-2007-46.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-492-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2578
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9771
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link

70 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
72.7%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-252 CWE-252

Affected Vendors

slackware apple tcpdump debian freebsd canonical

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