A security vulnerability has been detected in appneta tcpreplay 4.5.1. Impacted is the function calc_sleep_time of the file send_packets.c. Such manipulation leads to divide by zero. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.5.3-beta3 is recommended to address this issue. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. The vendor confirms in a GitHub issue reply: "Was able to reproduce in 6fcbf03 but NOT 4.5.3-beta3."
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/968 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 1.9 · broadcomNVD modified 2026-10-18 21:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:tcpreplay:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 7
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/16QQtZvUrMbF-i_1cGt5hNWmkn-YVyBOM/view?usp=sharing Exploit
- https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/968 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/968#issuecomment-3226338070 Issue Tracking
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.321855 Permissions Required, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?id.321855 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.630493 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.630494 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry