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title: "CVE-2007-1218\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2007-1218

Publication date 2 March 2007

Last updated 17 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## 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.

## Status

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| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| tcpdump | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 3.9.5-2ubuntu1 |
| 6.10 edgy | Fixed 3.9.4-4ubuntu0.2 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 3.9.4-2ubuntu0.2 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1218)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1218)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2007-1218)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-1218)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-429-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-429-1)
+ tcpdump vulnerability
+ 6 March 2007

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1218>