Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201706-29
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Severity: High
Date    : 2017-06-23
CVE-ID  : CVE-2017-6429
Package : tcpreplay
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : No
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-211

Summary
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The package tcpreplay before version 4.2.5-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary
code execution.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 4.2.5-1.

# pacman -Syu "tcpreplay>=4.2.5-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 4.2.5.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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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.

Impact
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An attacker can provide a crafted pcap file with an over-size packet to
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the tcpcapinfo process.

References
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https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/commit/d689d14dbcd768c028eab2fb378d849e543dcfe9
https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/278
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96579
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-6429

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