Vulnerability · Published Sep 21, 2021 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2020-23273

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in the tcpreplay package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Heap-buffer overflow in the randomize_iparp function in edit_packet.c. of Tcpreplay v4.3.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted pcap.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12tcpreplay4.3.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-23273
Debian:13tcpreplay4.3.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-23273
Debian:14tcpreplay4.3.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-23273

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a n/a n/a

References