CVE-2017-6429: broadcom tcpreplay

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-6429 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in broadcom tcpreplay. EPSS estimates a 2.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 15-03-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.