Process-memory disclosure via missing warning argument
Published May 4, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Format string misuse in Tcpreplay 4.4.1 allows attackers to disclose process memory when an IPv6 checksum warning is generated. The fix_ipv6_checksums function passes a format string containing three conversion fields to tcpedit_setwarn but supplies only two values, so the variadic formatter reads an unrelated stack value for the missing capture-length argument. The warning path is reached while checksum correction handles an IPv6 packet whose declared length is shorter than its computed header length; the upstream report states that attacker-controlled input requirements remain unknown.
Summary
What happened
Format string misuse in Tcpreplay 4.4.1 allows attackers to disclose process memory when an IPv6 checksum warning is generated. The fix_ipv6_checksums function passes a format string containing three conversion fields to tcpedit_setwarn but supplies only two values, so the variadic formatter reads an unrelated stack value for the missing capture-length argument. The warning path is reached while checksum correction handles an IPv6 packet whose declared length is shorter than its computed header length; the upstream report states that attacker-controlled input requirements remain unknown.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-28487
- Published
- May 4, 2022
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-401, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 4, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
Present is not the same as exploitable
Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.
Is a vulnerable build present?
What conditions does exploitation require?
What is affected?
Affected products and versions are unavailable in this record.
Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.
Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
No public exploit references are available in this record.
Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.
Technologies
Your stack
See the directory against your own environment.
Your stack
Check the software in your environment
Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.
Book a demo