CVE-2016-6160 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published 23 Jan 2017 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via segmentation fault in tcprewrite by sending a large frame, affecting tcpreplay users.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2016-6160?

CVE-2016-6160 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Broadcom Tcpreplay, published on 23 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

tcprewrite in tcpreplay before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a large frame, a related issue to CVE-2017-14266.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6160?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (1)

tcpreplay openSUSE:Tumbleweed All versions 4.1.2-1.1

Products include Broadcom Tcpreplay.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6160?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2016-6160 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6160 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Broadcom Tcpreplay vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6160, DLA-544-1, GHSA-8f5c-7m5h-v8mf, MGASA-2016-0247, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6160, openSUSE-SU-2024:10251-1.