CVE-2017-6429

7.8 HIGH

Published: March 15, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in the tcpcapinfo utility in Tcpreplay before 4.2.0 Beta 1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a pcap file with an over-size packet.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540221/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96579

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/commit/d689d14dbcd768c028eab2fb378d849e543dcfe9

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/278

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/releases/tag/v4.2.0-beta1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release Notes Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540221/100/0/threaded