USN-7231-1: Tcpreplay vulnerabilities

Publication date

28 January 2025

Overview

Tcpreplay could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.


Packages

  • tcpreplay - Tool to replay saved tcpdump files at arbitrary speeds

Details

It was discovered that Tcpreplay incorrectly handled memory when using the
tcprewrite utility. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause Tcpreplay to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-27783)

It was discovered that Tcpreplay incorrectly validated external input. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Tcpreplay to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-27784, CVE-2023-27785,
CVE-2023-27786, CVE-2023-27787, CVE-2023-27788, CVE-2023-27789)

It was discovered that Tcpreplay incorrectly handled memory when using the
tcprewrite utility. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
Tcpreplay to crash,...

It was discovered that Tcpreplay incorrectly handled memory when using the
tcprewrite utility. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause Tcpreplay to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-27783)

It was discovered that Tcpreplay incorrectly validated external input. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Tcpreplay to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-27784, CVE-2023-27785,
CVE-2023-27786, CVE-2023-27787, CVE-2023-27788, CVE-2023-27789)

It was discovered that Tcpreplay incorrectly handled memory when using the
tcprewrite utility. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
Tcpreplay to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-4256,
CVE-2023-43279)


Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.04 noble tcpreplay –  4.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
22.04 jammy tcpreplay –  4.3.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
20.04 focal tcpreplay –  4.3.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3  
18.04 bionic tcpreplay –  4.2.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm5  
16.04 xenial tcpreplay –  3.4.4-2+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm3  

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