tcpdump denial of service
Published Mar 2, 2007
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.92%
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 products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
tcpdump-14:3.8.2-12.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0387
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
tcpdump-14:3.9.4-11.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0368
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | tcpdump-14:3.8.2-12.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0387 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tcpdump-14:3.9.4-11.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0368 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red 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 Product Security 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: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.92% (0.02915) | 86.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.82% (0.02824) | 84.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 19.85% (0.19849) | 94.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 23.69% (0.23691) | 93.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 19.85% (0.19849) | 94.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 20, 2025 | 9.56% (0.09558) | 94.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 11.06% (0.11061) | 95.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.87% (0.04868) | 93.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 3.99% (0.03987) | 91.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 4.80% (0.04799) | 92.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 11, 2024 | 5.21% (0.05208) | 92.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 4, 2024 | 8.04% (0.08043) | 93.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 27, 2023 | 7.93% (0.07931) | 93.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 8.44% (0.08443) | 93.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.35% (0.10345) | 94.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (36)
- http://cvs.tcpdump.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/tcpdump/print-802_11.c x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://cvs.tcpdump.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/tcpdump/print-802_11.c?r1=1.31.2.11&r2=1.31.2.12 x_refsource_MISC
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2798 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2799 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Mar/0003.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24318 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24354 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24423 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24451 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24583 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24610 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27580 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28136 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1272 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:056 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:155 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.osvdb.org/32427 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0368.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0387.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22772 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017717 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2007/TLSA-2007-46.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TURBO
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-429-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0793 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-1218 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=168916 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=232347 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32749 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1100 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1218
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9520 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1218
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