GLSA 202105-21: Tcpreplay: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	low
Title:	Tcpreplay: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	05/26/2021
Bugs:	#750344
ID:	202105-21

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Tcpreplay, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background

Tcpreplay is a suite of utilities for UNIX systems for editing and replaying network traffic which was previously captured by tools like tcpdump and ethereal/wireshark.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-analyzer/tcpreplay	< 4.3.4	>= 4.3.4	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Tcpreplay. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted network capture file using Tcpreplay, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Tcpreplay users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/tcpreplay-4.3.4"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202105-21.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.