CVE-2018-20552

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Published Dec 28, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Tcpreplay before 4.3.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read in packet2tree in tree.c.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:tcpreplay:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-13106	Tcpreplay before 4.3.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read in packet2tree in tree.c.
Ubuntu USN	USN-5205-1	Tcpreplay vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.249% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/530
https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/pull/532/commits/6b830a1640ca20528032c89a4fdd8291a4d2d8b2

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Broadcom Tcpreplay

Weaknesses

CWE-125

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:21 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 28, 2018, 1:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:21 PM
Reserved: Dec 28, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:53 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 28, 2018, 4:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:53 AM

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