CVE-2023-4256 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Broadcom	Tcpreplay
Fedoraproject	Extra Packages For Enterprise Linux Fedora

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:tcpreplay:4.4.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:tcpreplay:4.4.4:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:::::::*

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References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2255212
https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/813
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EHUILQV2YJI5TXXXJA5FQ2HJQGFT7NTN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TMW5CIODKRHUUH7NTAYIRWGSJ56DTGXM/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V3GYCHPVJ2VFN3D7FI4IRMDVMILLWBRF/

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2023-12-21T16:03:21.837Z

Updated: 2025-02-13T17:09:26.781Z

Reserved: 2023-08-08T20:17:30.643Z

Link: CVE-2023-4256

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-12-21T16:15:10.400

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:34:44.407

Link: CVE-2023-4256

Redhat

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