CVE-2018-18407 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the tcpreplay-edit binary of Tcpreplay 4.3.0 beta1, specifically within the csum_replace4() function during incremental checksum operations. This flaw primarily affects Broadcom and Fedora Project versions of Tcpreplay. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. Its primary impact is a denial of service (DoS) due to the over-read. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:tcpreplay:4.3.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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