Your submission was sent successfully! Close

You have successfully unsubscribed! Close

Thank you for signing up for our newsletter!
In these regular emails you will find the latest updates about Ubuntu and upcoming events where you can meet our team.Close

CVE-2018-17580

Published: 28 September 2018

A heap-based buffer over-read exists in the function fast_edit_packet() in the file send_packets.c of Tcpreplay v4.3.0 beta1. This can lead to Denial of Service (DoS) and potentially Information Exposure when the application attempts to process a crafted pcap file.

Notes

AuthorNote
ccdm94
same fix as CVE-2020-17582

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.1

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
tcpreplay
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.2.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.3.1-2)
eoan Ignored
(end of life)
focal Not vulnerable
(4.3.2-1build1)
groovy Ignored
(end of life)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(4.3.3-2)
impish Not vulnerable
(4.3.3-2)
jammy Not vulnerable

kinetic Not vulnerable

lunar Not vulnerable

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
upstream
Released (4.3.0)
xenial
Released (3.4.4-2+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/pull/491/commits/68f67b1a3a4d319543692afb5bd5b191ec984287

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.1
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H