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CVE-2007-3798

Unchecked Return Value

Published: Jul 16, 2007 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3798
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/252.html

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.

Weakness

The product does not check the return value from a method or function, which can prevent it from detecting unexpected states and conditions.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
TcpdumpTcpdump*3.9.6 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHattcpdump-14:3.8.2-12.el4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHattcpdump-14:3.9.4-11.el5*
TcpdumpUbuntudapper*
TcpdumpUbuntudevel*
TcpdumpUbuntuedgy*
TcpdumpUbuntufeisty*

Potential Mitigations

References

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