CVE-2007-1218

NameCVE-2007-1218
DescriptionOff-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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1272-1
Debian Bugs413430

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
tcpdump (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)4.9.3-1~deb8u2fixed
stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch4.9.3-1~deb9u2fixed
buster4.9.3-1~deb10u2fixed
buster (security), buster (lts)4.9.3-1~deb10u1fixed
bullseye4.99.0-2+deb11u1fixed
bookworm4.99.3-1fixed
sid, trixie4.99.5-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
tcpdumpsourcesarge3.8.3-5sarge2DSA-1272-1
tcpdumpsource(unstable)3.9.5-2low413430
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