NULL pointer dereference in Tcpreplay - CVE-2023-43279

 

NULL pointer dereference in Tcpreplay - CVE-2023-43279

Published: March 20, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU87649
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-43279
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the mask_cidr6 component in cidr.c. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via crafted tcprewrite command.


Affected software

Tcpreplay
Fedora
Ubuntu
tcpreplay (Ubuntu package)
tcpreplay

How to mitigate CVE-2023-43279

Install update from vendor's website.

tcpreplay (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
tcpreplay - addressed in versions 4.4.4-5.el7, 4.4.4-5.el8, 4.4.4-5.el9, 4.4.4-5.fc38, 4.4.4-5.fc39, 4.4.4-5.fc40

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