VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-17580

CVSS score7.1 HIGH

EPSS probability1.21%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-09-28

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory