CVE-2022-27416 Use after free in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

A double-free vulnerability in Tcpreplay allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted network packets.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-27416?

CVE-2022-27416 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Broadcom Tcpreplay, published on 12 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Tcpreplay v4.4.1 was discovered to contain a double-free via __interceptor_free.

Weakness: CWE-415

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27416?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Broadcom Tcpreplay.

How do I fix CVE-2022-27416?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2022-27416 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27416 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Broadcom Tcpreplay vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-27416, GHSA-cvjf-hv92-7hw3, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-27416.

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