tcpflow is a TCP/IP packet demultiplexer. In versions up to and including 1.61, wifipcap parses 802.11 management frame elements and performs a length check on the wrong field when handling the TIM element. A crafted frame with a large TIM length can cause a 1-byte out-of-bounds write past `tim.bitmap[251]`. The overflow is small and DoS is the likely impact; code execution is potential, but still up in the air. The affected structure is stack-allocated in `handle_beacon()` and related handlers. As of time of publication, no known patches are available.
History

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Debian
Debian debian Linux
Digitalcorpora
Digitalcorpora tcpflow
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:digitalcorpora:tcpflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Debian
Debian debian Linux
Digitalcorpora
Digitalcorpora tcpflow
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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References

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Simsong
Simsong tcpflow
Vendors & Products Simsong
Simsong tcpflow

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Description tcpflow is a TCP/IP packet demultiplexer. In versions up to and including 1.61, wifipcap parses 802.11 management frame elements and performs a length check on the wrong field when handling the TIM element. A crafted frame with a large TIM length can cause a 1-byte out-of-bounds write past `tim.bitmap[251]`. The overflow is small and DoS is the likely impact; code execution is potential, but still up in the air. The affected structure is stack-allocated in `handle_beacon()` and related handlers. As of time of publication, no known patches are available.
Title tcpflow has TIM Element OOB Write in wifipcap
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-01-29T21:42:47.013Z

Updated: 2026-02-10T20:14:00.298Z

Reserved: 2026-01-28T14:50:47.889Z

Link: CVE-2026-25061

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-30T14:48:03.234Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-01-29T22:15:55.797

Modified: 2026-02-25T15:24:30.993

Link: CVE-2026-25061

cve-icon Redhat

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