Heap-based buffer overflow in Tcpreplay - CVE-2022-27418
Published: October 18, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68398
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-2022-27418
CWE-ID: CWE-122
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 within the do_checksum_math() function in /tcpedit/checksum.c. A remote attacker can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow 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-2022-27418
Install update 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