Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-429-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Moritz Jodeit discovered that tcpdump had an overflow in the 802.11 packet parser. Remote attackers could send specially crafted packets, crashing tcpdump, possibly leading to a denial of service.
Affected
tcpdump vulnerability on Ubuntu 5.10 ,
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS ,
Ubuntu 6.10
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-1218 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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