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CVE-2007-3798

Published: Jul 16, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-252
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
70.4%
Top 0.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Integer overflow in print-bgp.c in the BGP dissector in tcpdump 3.9.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted TLVs in a BGP packet, related to an unchecked return value.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-252

Affected Products

tcpdumptcpdumpOSS Libraries
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
slackwareslackware
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
freebsdfreebsd
On-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
tcpdumposs-projectOSS Librariesaka libpcap, tcpdump
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
slackwareoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka slackware linux
freebsdoss-projectUSOperating Systems
and 4 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=184815
bugs.gentoo.org
http://cvs.tcpdump.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/tcpdump/print-bgp.c?r1=1.91.2.11&r2=1.91.2.12
cvs.tcpdump.org
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
docs.info.apple.com
and 32 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jul 16, 2007
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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