CVE-2023-4256: Tcpreplay: tcprewrite: double free in tcpedit_dlt_cleanup() in plugins/dlt_plugins.c

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-12-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-415

Description

Within tcpreplay's tcprewrite, a double free vulnerability has been identified in the tcpedit_dlt_cleanup() function within plugins/dlt_plugins.c. This vulnerability can be exploited by supplying a specifically crafted file to the tcprewrite binary. This flaw enables a local attacker to initiate a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Affected products

appneta tcpreplay: 4.4.3, 4.4.4
Fedoraproject Extra Packages For Enterprise Linux: 8.0
Fedoraproject Fedora: 39

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2255212
https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/813
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EHUILQV2YJI5TXXXJA5FQ2HJQGFT7NTN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TMW5CIODKRHUUH7NTAYIRWGSJ56DTGXM/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V3GYCHPVJ2VFN3D7FI4IRMDVMILLWBRF/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2255212
https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/813
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EHUILQV2YJI5TXXXJA5FQ2HJQGFT7NTN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TMW5CIODKRHUUH7NTAYIRWGSJ56DTGXM/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V3GYCHPVJ2VFN3D7FI4IRMDVMILLWBRF/

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