CVE-2020-24266 Memory corruption in n/a
A heap buffer overflow in tcpreplay's tcpprep utility allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-24266?
CVE-2020-24266 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Broadcom Tcpreplay, published on 19 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in tcpreplay tcpprep v4.3.3. There is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in get_l2len() that can make tcpprep crash and cause a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24266?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Broadcom Tcpreplay, Fedoraproject Fedora.
How do I fix CVE-2020-24266?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-24266 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24266 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Broadcom Tcpreplay
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24266, GHSA-qg7g-vghv-f5wq, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24266.