tcpdump IEEE802.11 Printer Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:22772

Info

tcpdump IEEE802.11 Printer Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 22772
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2007-1218
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 01 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 23 2009 05:59PM
Credit: Moritz Jodeit is credited with discovering this issue.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0 x86
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0.0 x64
Turbolinux Turbolinux Desktop 10.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux FUJI
Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 F...
TurboLinux Personal
TurboLinux Multimedia
Turbolinux Home
Turbolinux FUJI 0
Turbolinux Appliance Server Workgroup Edition 1.0
Turbolinux Appliance Server Hosting Edition 1.0
Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Edition
Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Edition
Turbolinux Appliance Server 2.0
TransSoft Broker FTP Server 8.0
tcpdump tcpdump 3.9.6
tcpdump tcpdump 3.9.5
tcpdump tcpdump 3.9.4
tcpdump tcpdump 3.9.1
tcpdump tcpdump 3.8.3
tcpdump tcpdump 3.6.2
Redhat Fedora Core6
Redhat Fedora Core5
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Redhat Desktop 4.0
Pardus Linux 2007.1
NetBSD NetBSD Current
NetBSD NetBSD 4.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
Debian Linux 3.1 mips
Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
Debian Linux 3.1 arm
Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

tcpdump IEEE802.11 Printer Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

The 'tcpdump' utility is prone to a heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to bounds-check user-supplied input before copying it into an insufficiently sized memory buffer.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary malicious code in the context of the user running the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will likely crash the affected application.

This issue affects tcpdump 3.9.5 and prior versions.

Exploit / POC

Solution / Fix

tcpdump IEEE802.11 Printer Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released released a fix in the CVS head and in the 'tcpdump_3_9' branch. Please see the references for more information.


Redhat Fedora Core6

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11

tcpdump tcpdump 3.8.3

tcpdump tcpdump 3.9.1

tcpdump tcpdump 3.9.4

tcpdump tcpdump 3.9.5

References

tcpdump IEEE802.11 Printer Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

References:
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