CVE-2017-6429
Buffer overflow in the tcpcapinfo utility in Tcpreplay before 4.2.0 Beta 1 allows remote...
CVE-2017-6429 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Broadcom Tcpreplay, published March 15, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.50%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.8 HighCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.50%EPSS, 84th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Buffer overflow in the tcpcapinfo utility in Tcpreplay before 4.2.0 Beta 1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a pcap file with an over-size packet.
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
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tcpreplayopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 11 CVEs | before 4.3.4-1.3 | 4.3.4-1.3 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the tcpcapinfo utility in Tcpreplay before 4.2.0 Beta 1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a pcap file with an over-size packet.
- Record
CVE-2017-6429- 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-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Buffer overflow in the tcpcapinfo utility in Tcpreplay before 4.2.0 Beta 1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a pcap file with an over-size packet.
- Record
CVE-2017-6429- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-15486No score
Buffer overflow in the tcpcapinfo utility in Tcpreplay before 4.2.0 Beta 1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a pcap file with an over-size packet.
- Record
EUVD-2017-15486- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cvrr-x2x2-gpmr
Buffer overflow in the tcpcapinfo utility in Tcpreplay before 4.2.0 Beta 1 allows remote...
Buffer overflow in the tcpcapinfo utility in Tcpreplay before 4.2.0 Beta 1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a pcap file with an over-size packet.
- Record
GHSA-cvrr-x2x2-gpmr- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Buffer overflow in the tcpcapinfo utility in Tcpreplay before 4.2.0 Beta 1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a pcap file with an over-size packet.
- Record
CVE-2017-6429- 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-2017-6429
Buffer overflow in the tcpcapinfo utility in Tcpreplay before 4.2.0 Beta 1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a pcap file with an over-size packet.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6429- 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 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11426-1No 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/540221/100/0/threaded
github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/commit/d689d14dbcd768c028eab2fb378d849e543dcfe9
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6429
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ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6429
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6429
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6429