Description
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."
In appneta tcpreplay 4.5.1 ist eine Schwachstelle entdeckt worden. Betroffen ist die Funktion calc_sleep_time der Datei send_packets.c. Durch das Beeinflussen mit unbekannten Daten kann eine divide by zero-Schwachstelle ausgenutzt werden. Der Angriff muss lokal durchgeführt werden. Der Exploit steht zur öffentlichen Verfügung. Durch ein Upgrade auf Version 4.5.3-beta3 kann dieses Problem behoben werden. Als bestmögliche Massnahme wird das Einspielen eines Upgrades empfohlen.
Problem types
Product status
4.5.3-beta3
Timeline
2025-08-29: | Advisory disclosed |
2025-08-29: | VulDB entry created |
2025-08-29: | VulDB entry last update |
References
vuldb.com/?id.321855 (VDB-321855 | appneta tcpreplay send_packets.c calc_sleep_time divide by zero)
vuldb.com/?ctiid.321855 (VDB-321855 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA))
vuldb.com/?submit.630493 (Submit #630493 | tcpreplay tcpreplay version 6fcbf03 (the newest master in https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay) floating-point exception)
vuldb.com/?submit.630494 (Submit #630494 | tcpreplay tcpreplay version 6fcbf03 (the newest master in https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay) floating-point exception (Duplicate))
github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/968
github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/968
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