CVE-2023-4256 — Double Free in Tcpreplay

CWE-415 — Double Free8 documents7 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.08%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Broadcom TcpreplayFedoraproject Extra Packages FOR Enterprise LinuxFedoraproject Fedora
Timeline
PublishedDec 21
Latest updateJan 28

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Debianbroadcom/tcpreplay< 4.5.1-1+1
▶NVDbroadcom/tcpreplay4.4.3, 4.4.4+1

Also affects: Fedora 39

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
tcpreplay vulnerabilities↗2025-01-28
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OSV
CVE-2023-4256: Within tcpreplay's tcprewrite, a double free vulnerability has been identified in the tcpedit_dlt_cleanup() function within plugins/dlt_plugins↗2023-12-21
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GHSA
GHSA-pjxj-fcrm-89x2: Within tcpreplay's tcprewrite, a double free vulnerability has been identified in the tcpedit_dlt_cleanup() function within plugins/dlt_plugins↗2023-12-21
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CVEList
Tcpreplay: tcprewrite: double free in tcpedit_dlt_cleanup() in plugins/dlt_plugins.c↗2023-12-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
Tcpreplay vulnerabilities↗2025-01-28
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Debian
CVE-2023-4256: tcpreplay - Within tcpreplay's tcprewrite, a double free vulnerability has been identified i...↗2023
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2023-4256 tcpreplay: tcprewrite: double free in tcpedit_dlt_cleanup() in plugins/dlt_plugins.c↗2023-12-19
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CVE-2023-4256 — Double Free in Broadcom Tcpreplay | cvebase