Is CVE-2007-1218 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2007-1218 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2007-1218?

CVE-2007-1218 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2007-1218?

CVE-2007-1218 has an EPSS score of 2.82% (85th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1218?

Upgrade tcpdump on debian 11 to 3.9.5-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2007-1218

MEDIUMEPSS 85th pctl

6.8

CVSS v2

NVD

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.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow CWE-189

How to fix

Remediation Available

tcpdumpDebian

Fixed in:3.9.5-2CVE-2007-1218

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.82%probability of exploitation in 30 days

85thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 85% of all known CVEs.

References

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CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.