Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2016-6160 is a crash bug in tcprewrite, part of tcpreplay, before version 4.1.2. A large frame can make the tool segfault, causing denial of service for workflows that process packet captures or traffic data. Exposure is most relevant where tcprewrite processes untrusted or externally supplied packet captures or traffic frames, especially in automated analysis, testing, or security tooling pipelines. Treat this as a targeted reliability risk for packet-processing workflows, not a broad enterprise emergency. Prioritize remediation where untrusted network data can reach tcprewrite automatically. Mitigation focus: Identify systems and pipelines using tcpreplay or tcprewrite.; Upgrade tcpreplay to 4.1.2 or a later maintained package.; Restrict tcprewrite processing to trusted packet captures where possible..
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- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=829350CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/251CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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