Buffer overflow in Tcpdump

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 class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.028 (85.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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