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CVE-2007-1218

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

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.20276
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 4% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

1
tcpdump<= 3.9.5
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD02 Mar 2007 · 09:18 PM
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Vendor Advisories

3
rhsaRHSA-2007:0387Low
rhsaRHSA-2007:0368Low
usnUSN-429-1
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References & Sources

32
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://cvs.tcpdump.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/tcpdump/print-802_11.c
http://cvs.tcpdump.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/tcpdump/print-802_11.c?r1=1.31.2.11&r2=1.31.2.12
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2798
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2799
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
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