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    CVE-2023-4256

    Within tcpreplay's tcprewrite, a double free vulnerability has been identified in the tcpedit_dlt_cleanup() function within plugins/dlt_plugins.c. This vulnerability can be exploited by supplying a specifically crafted file to the tcprewrite binary. This flaw enables a local attacker to initiate a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

    Published:Dec 21, 2023
    Last Modified:Feb 13, 2025
    EPS:Dec 21, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00011
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Broadcom
    Product
    Tcpreplay
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Extra Packages For Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora

    Exploits

    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2255212https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/813https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2255212https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/813

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-415 Double Free

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

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    References

    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2255212
    https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/813
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EHUILQV2YJI5TXXXJA5FQ2HJQGFT7NTN/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TMW5CIODKRHUUH7NTAYIRWGSJ56DTGXM/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/V3GYCHPVJ2VFN3D7FI4IRMDVMILLWBRF/
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2255212
    https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/813
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EHUILQV2YJI5TXXXJA5FQ2HJQGFT7NTN/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TMW5CIODKRHUUH7NTAYIRWGSJ56DTGXM/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/V3GYCHPVJ2VFN3D7FI4IRMDVMILLWBRF/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High