CVE-2007-1218

Published: Mar 2, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

6.8

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Tcpdump: Tcpdump

Tcpdump

1 product

Tcpdump

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Tcpdump Tcpdump	Up to 3.9.5

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

CWE-189

References (64)

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