CVE-2023-4256 (GCVE-0-2023-4256)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-21 16:03 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:09
VLAI
Title
Tcpreplay: tcprewrite: double free in tcpedit_dlt_cleanup() in plugins/dlt_plugins.c
Summary
Within tcpreplay's tcprewrite, a double free vulnerability has been identified in the tcpedit_dlt_cleanup() function within plugins/dlt_plugins.c. This vulnerability can be exploited by supplying a specifically crafted file to the tcprewrite binary. This flaw enables a local attacker to initiate a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2023-07-19 00:00
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank iskindar97@gmail.com for reporting this issue.
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