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CVE-2017-6429

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6429 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the tcpcapinfo utility of Tcpreplay versions prior to 4.2.0 Beta 1, which can be triggered by processing a pcap file containing an oversized packet. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk with potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires local access and user interaction to exploit. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in common frameworks like Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:tcpreplay:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0250 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / appneta/tcpreplay/commit/d689d14dbcd768c028eab2fb378d849e543dcfe9
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / appneta/tcpreplay/issues/278
ExploitThird Party Advisory
github.com / appneta/tcpreplay/releases/tag/v4.2.0-beta1
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/540221/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/96579
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry