UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17580

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17580

    Published: 28 Sept 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-17580
    Aliases:
    USN-5205-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-17580, https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/485, https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/blob/master/tcpreplay, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5205-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17580

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tcpreplay

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.4.4-2+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    3.4.4-2
    3.4.4-2+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

    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