vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2017-6429)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Mar 15, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 15, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
Buffer overflow in the tcpcapinfo utility in tcpreplay before 4.2.0 Beta 1 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a pcap file with an over-size packet.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-6429
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-6429
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540221/100/0/threaded
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96579
- URL-https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/commit/d689d14dbcd768c028eab2fb378d849e543dcfe9
- URL-https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/278
- URL-https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/releases/tag/v4.2.0-beta1
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201706-29
- CWE-119
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