Tcpreplay: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 202105-21

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Tcpreplay, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Affected packages

net-analyzer/tcpreplay on all architectures
Affected versions < 4.3.4
Unaffected versions >= 4.3.4

Background

Tcpreplay is a suite of utilities for UNIX systems for editing and replaying network traffic which was previously captured by tools like tcpdump and ethereal/wireshark.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Tcpreplay. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted network capture file using Tcpreplay, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Tcpreplay users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/tcpreplay-4.3.4"
 

References

Release date
May 26, 2021

Latest revision
May 26, 2021: 1

Severity
low

Exploitable
local

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