A use-after-free was discovered in the tcpbridge binary of Tcpreplay 4.3.0 beta1.
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A use-after-free was discovered in the tcpbridge binary of Tcpreplay 4.3.0 beta1. The issue gets triggered in the function post_args() at tcpbridge.c, causing a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02254 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:tcpreplay:4.3.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | Broadcom |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 28 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 29 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:tcpreplay:4.3.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·Broadcom
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 28 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 29 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-18408
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rc6v-3qc7-jpvm
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-18408 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-18408 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rc6v-3qc7-jpvm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-18408 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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