CVE-2020-18976 (GCVE-0-2020-18976)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-25 15:54 – Updated: 2024-08-04 14:08
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Summary
Buffer Overflow in Tcpreplay v4.3.2 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service via the 'do_checksum' function in 'checksum.c'. It can be triggered by sending a crafted pcap file to the 'tcpreplay-edit' binary. This issue is different than CVE-2019-8381.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
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