CVE-2017-6429
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
Buffer overflow in the tcpcapinfo utility in Tcpreplay before 4.2.0 Beta 1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a pcap file with an over-size packet.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 4.2.5-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| broadcom | tcpreplay | {"endIncluding":"4.1.2"} | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201706-29
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540221/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96579
- https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/commit/d689d14dbcd768c028eab2fb378d849e543dcfe9
- https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/278
- https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/releases/tag/v4.2.0-beta1
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6429
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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