CVE-2019-8376
An issue was discovered in Tcpreplay 4.3.1. A NULL pointer dereference occurred in the function...
An issue was discovered in Tcpreplay 4.3.1. A NULL pointer dereference occurred in the function get_layer4_v6() located at get.c. This can be triggered by sending a crafted pcap file to the tcpreplay-edit binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.8
An issue was discovered in Tcpreplay 4.3.1. A NULL pointer dereference occurred in the function get_layer4_v6() located at get.c. This can be triggered by sending a crafted pcap file to the tcpreplay-edit binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
- Record
CVE-2019-8376- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Tcpreplay 4.3.1. A NULL pointer dereference occurred in the function get_layer4_v6() located at get.c. This can be triggered by sending a crafted pcap file to the tcpreplay-edit binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
- Record
CVE-2019-8376- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-17766 No score
An issue was discovered in Tcpreplay 4.3.1. A NULL pointer dereference occurred in the function get_layer4_v6() located at get.c. This can be triggered by sending a crafted pcap file to the tcpreplay-edit binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
- Record
EUVD-2019-17766- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ff2p-6rhf-qvm3
7.8
An issue was discovered in Tcpreplay 4.3.1. A NULL pointer dereference occurred in the function...
An issue was discovered in Tcpreplay 4.3.1. A NULL pointer dereference occurred in the function get_layer4_v6() located at get.c. This can be triggered by sending a crafted pcap file to the tcpreplay-edit binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
- Record
GHSA-ff2p-6rhf-qvm3- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2019-8376
7.8
An issue was discovered in Tcpreplay 4.3.1. A NULL pointer dereference occurred in the function get_layer4_v6() located at get.c. This can be triggered by sending a crafted pcap file to the tcpreplay-edit binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2019-8376- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
7.8
An issue was discovered in Tcpreplay 4.3.1. A NULL pointer dereference occurred in the function get_layer4_v6() located at get.c. This can be triggered by sending a crafted pcap file to the tcpreplay-edit binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
- Record
CVE-2019-8376- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-8376
7.8
An issue was discovered in Tcpreplay 4.3.1. A NULL pointer dereference occurred in the function get_layer4_v6() located at get.c. This can be triggered by sending a crafted pcap file to the tcpreplay-edit binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8376- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-8376
7.8
An issue was discovered in Tcpreplay 4.3.1. A NULL pointer dereference occurred in the function get_layer4_v6() located at get.c. This can be triggered by sending a crafted pcap file to the tcpreplay-edit binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8376- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2019-0158 No score
Updated tcpreplay packages fixes security vulnerabilities
Updated tcpreplay package fixes security vulnerabilities:
An issue was discovered in Tcpreplay 4.3.1. A NULL pointer dereference occurred in the function get_layer4_v6() located at get.c. This can be triggered by sending a crafted pcap file to the tcpreplay-edit binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact (CVE-2019-8376).
An issue was discovered in Tcpreplay 4.3.1. A NULL pointer dereference occurred in the function get_ipv6_l4proto() located at get.c. This can be triggered by sending a crafted pcap file to the tcpreplay-edit binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact (CVE-2019-8377).
An issue was discovered in Tcpreplay 4.3.1. An invalid memory access occurs in do_checksum in checksum.c. It can be triggered by sending a crafted pcap file to the tcpreplay-edit binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact (CVE-2019-8381).
- Record
MGASA-2019-0158- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11426-1 No score
tcpreplay-4.3.4-1.3 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the tcpreplay-4.3.4-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11426-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tcpreplayAlpine:v3.20 |
before 4.3.2-r0 | 4.3.2-r0 |
tcpreplayAlpine:v3.21 |
before 4.3.2-r0 | 4.3.2-r0 |
tcpreplayAlpine:v3.22 |
before 4.3.2-r0 | 4.3.2-r0 |
tcpreplayAlpine:v3.23 |
before 4.3.2-r0 | 4.3.2-r0 |
tcpreplayAlpine:v3.24 |
before 4.3.2-r0 | 4.3.2-r0 |
tcpreplayDebian:12 |
before 4.3.1-2 | 4.3.1-2 |
tcpreplayDebian:13 |
before 4.3.1-2 | 4.3.1-2 |
tcpreplayDebian:14 |
before 4.3.1-2 | 4.3.1-2 |
tcpreplayMageia:6 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 4.3.2-1.mga6 | 4.3.2-1.mga6 |
tcpreplayUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.4.4-23.4.4-2+deb8u1build0.16.04.13.4.4-2+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm13.4.4-2+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm23.4.4-2+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
None known |
tcpreplayUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.2.6-14.2.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm14.2.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm24.2.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm34.2.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm44.2.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 |
None known |
tcpreplayopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 4.3.4-1.3 | 4.3.4-1.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-8376 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Broadcom Tcpreplay, published February 17, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.32%, the 70th percentile. Fixed in tcpreplay 4.3.2-r0.
References
github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/537
research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-function-get_layer4_v6-tcpreplay-4-3-1
securityfocus.com/bid/107085
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MLPY6W7Z7G6PF2JN4LXXHCACYLD4RBG6
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4V3SADKXUSHWTVAPU3WLXBDEQUHRA6ZO
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EB3ASS7URTIA3IFSBL2DIWJAFKTBJCAW
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8376
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4V3SADKXUSHWTVAPU3WLXBDEQUHRA6ZO
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EB3ASS7URTIA3IFSBL2DIWJAFKTBJCAW
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MLPY6W7Z7G6PF2JN4LXXHCACYLD4RBG6
github.com/advisories/GHSA-ff2p-6rhf-qvm3
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-8376
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-8376
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0158.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24581
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/4V3SADKXUSHWTVAPU3WLXBDEQUHRA6ZO
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-8376
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8376
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6429
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17580
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17582
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17974
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18407
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18408
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-8376
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-8377
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-8381
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-24265
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-24266