Vulnerability Details : 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 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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-1218
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 4.80%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 93 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-1218
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2007-1218
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2007-1218
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Red Hat 2007-05-11Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=232347 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
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https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1100
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloud
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:056
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017717
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http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2798
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http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2007/TLSA-2007-46.txt
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http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1272
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0387.html
Support
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-429-1
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http://cvs.tcpdump.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/tcpdump/print-802_11.c?r1=1.31.2.11&r2=1.31.2.12
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22772
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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Mar/0003.html
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http://cvs.tcpdump.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/tcpdump/print-802_11.c
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https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=168916
Vendor Advisory
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32749
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http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2799
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9520
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0368.html
Support
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0793
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:155
- cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*