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>> Tcpdump "parse_elements()" 802.11 Frame Parsing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : Tcpdump "parse_elements()" 802.11 Frame Parsing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-0793
CVE ID : CVE-2007-1218
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-03-01
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A vulnerability has been identified in Tcpdump, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands. This issue is due to an off-by-one buffer overflow error within the "parse_elements()" [print-802_11.c] function when processing malformed 802.11 frames, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected application or potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
Affected Products
Tcpdump version 3.9.5 and prior
Solution
A fix is available via CVS :
http://cvs.tcpdump.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/tcpdump/print-802_11.c
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0793
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Moritz Jodeit
ChangeLog
2007-03-01 : Initial release
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