#VU68412 Out-of-bounds write in Tcpreplay - CVE-2022-37049
Published: October 18, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68412
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37049
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Tcpreplay
Tcpreplay
Software vendor:
AppNeta
AppNeta
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input within the parse_mpls() function in common/get.c in tcpprep. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/736
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ECRCFJ6X3IVB7BT4KS6AHQMSL532YXYD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5B75AFRJUGOYHCFG2ZV2JKSUPA6MSCT5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JWRZO7BG6DHA5NAC3COB45WFXLYRIERC/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-08