CVE-2025-51005
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BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-09-23
Last updated on: 2025-10-08
Assigner: MITRE
Description
Description
A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists in the tcpliveplay utility of the tcpreplay-4.5.1. When a crafted pcap file is processed, the program incorrectly handles memory in the checksum calculation logic at do_checksum_math_liveplay in tcpliveplay.c, leading to a possible denial of service.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| broadcom | tcpreplay | 4.5.1 |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-122 | A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a heap-buffer-overflow in the tcpliveplay utility of tcpreplay-4.5.1. It occurs when the program processes a specially crafted pcap file and incorrectly handles memory during checksum calculation in the do_checksum_math_liveplay function, which can cause the program to crash or behave unexpectedly.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can lead to a denial of service condition, meaning the tcpliveplay utility may crash or become unavailable when processing maliciously crafted pcap files.
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