Double Free in Tcpreplay - CVE-2022-27416
Published: October 18, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68397
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27416
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in /tcpedit/plugins/dlt_jnpr_ether/jnpr_ether.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a double free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Tcpreplay
Gentoo Linux
net-analyzer/tcpreplay
Gentoo Linux
net-analyzer/tcpreplay
How to mitigate CVE-2022-27416
Install updates from vendor's website.
Tcpreplay - update to 4.4.1
net-analyzer/tcpreplay - update to 4.4.2
net-analyzer/tcpreplay - update to 4.4.2