CVE-2018-17580
7.1
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.21%
Description
A heap-based buffer over-read exists in the function fast_edit_packet() in the file send_packets.c of Tcpreplay v4.3.0 beta1. This can lead to Denial of Service (DoS) and potentially Information Exposure when the application attempts to process a crafted pcap file.
How to fix CVE-2018-17580
To remediate CVE-2018-17580, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/tcpreplay—upgrade to 4.3.1-1 or later
Is CVE-2018-17580 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4.3.1-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |