tcpreplay up to 4.1.1 tcprewrite Frame resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in tcpreplay up to 4.1.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component tcprewrite. The manipulation as part of Frame leads to resource management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-6160. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in tcpreplay up to 4.1.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component tcprewrite. The manipulation as part of a Frame leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

tcprewrite in tcpreplay before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a large frame, a related issue to CVE-2017-14266.

The bug was discovered 07/05/2016. The weakness was presented 01/23/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-6160 since 07/05/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91977 (Debian DLA-544-1 : tcpreplay security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169558 (OpenSuSE Security Update for tcpreplay (openSUSE-SU-2016:3013-1)).

Upgrading to version 4.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (91977). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 91977
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-544-1 : tcpreplay security update
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OpenVAS ID: 110174
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for tcpreplay FEDORA-2016-904ed1d231
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tcpreplay 4.1.2

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01/23/2017 +199 days 🔍
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05/14/2026 +3397 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 251
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-6160 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6160
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95843
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-6160 - tcpreplay - Denial of Service Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 01/24/2017 08:32
Updated: 05/14/2026 14:51
Changes: 01/24/2017 08:32 (68), 07/30/2020 16:33 (5), 11/03/2022 09:29 (4), 09/26/2024 02:04 (16), 05/14/2026 14:51 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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