Vigil@nce - tcpreplay: out-of-bounds memory reading via get_next_packet
March 2019 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerability-database-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
– Impacted products: Fedora, WindRiver Linux.
– Severity: 2/4.
– Consequences: data reading, denial of service on service, denial
of service on client.
– Provenance: intranet client.
– Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
– Creation date: 07/01/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can force a read at an invalid address via
get_next_packet() of tcpreplay, in order to trigger a denial of
service, or to obtain sensitive information.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/tcpreplay-out-of-bounds-memory-reading-via-get-next-packet-28168