Out-of-bounds read in Tcpreplay - CVE-2018-17580
Published: September 28, 2018 / Updated: June 1, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36609
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17580
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: AppNeta
Affected software:
Tcpreplay
Tcpreplay
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the function fast_edit_packet() in the file send_packets.c of Tcpreplay. This can lead to Denial of Service (DoS) and potentially Information Exposure when the application attempts to process a crafted pcap file. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-17580
Install update from vendor's website.