CVE-2007-1218

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 19.66% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0387.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22772 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.osvdb.org/32427 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1272 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27580 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2798 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-429-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0793 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24354 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32749 vdb entry
http://cvs.tcpdump.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/tcpdump/print-802_11.c?r1=1.31.2.11&r2=1.31.2.12
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1100
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=168916 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0368.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9520 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24423 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Mar/0003.html mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:056 vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24451 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:155 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24610 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24583 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017717 vdb entry
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2799 vendor advisory
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2007/TLSA-2007-46.txt vendor advisory
http://cvs.tcpdump.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/tcpdump/print-802_11.c
http://secunia.com/advisories/24318 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1218?
CVE-2007-1218 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1218?
To fix CVE-2007-1218, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-1218 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-1218 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~20% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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