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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : Tcpreplay vulnerabilities (USN-7231-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 214723

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7231-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that Tcpreplay incorrectly handled memory when using the tcprewrite utility. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Tcpreplay to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
 (CVE-2023-27783)

 It was discovered that Tcpreplay incorrectly validated external input. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Tcpreplay to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-27784, CVE-2023-27785, CVE-2023-27786, CVE-2023-27787, CVE-2023-27788, CVE-2023-27789)

 It was discovered that Tcpreplay incorrectly handled memory when using the tcprewrite utility. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Tcpreplay to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
 (CVE-2023-4256, CVE-2023-43279)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected tcpreplay package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7231-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 214723

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7231-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/28/2025

Updated: 1/28/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-27789

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:tcpreplay

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/28/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/16/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-27783, CVE-2023-27784, CVE-2023-27785, CVE-2023-27786, CVE-2023-27787, CVE-2023-27788, CVE-2023-27789, CVE-2023-4256, CVE-2023-43279

USN: 7231-1