SB2016070714 - Fedora EPEL 7 update for tcpreplay
Published: July 7, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016070714
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6160)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in tcprewrite in tcpreplay when processing network traffic. A remote attacker can send traffic data with a large frame, trigger segmentation fault and crash the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.