Buffer overflow in Broadcom Tcpreplay
CVE-2017-6429
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.025 (84.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540221/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/commit/d689d14dbcd768c028eab2fb378d849e543dcfe9 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96579 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/278 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/releases/tag/v4.2.0-beta1 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6429?
- CVE-2017-6429 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Tcpreplay, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-03-15.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6429?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.