The vulnerability of the parse_list() function in the tcpprep editor for processing PCAP files, as well as in the Tcpreplay tool for editing and replaying PCAP files, allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the parselist function in the tcpprep editing and playback PCAP file utility lies in pointer manipulation. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to cause service interruptions remotely...

Wireshark NetScreen File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Wireshark. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must open a specially crafted packet capture file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of packet captu...

tcpdump: buffer overflow in the sliplink_print function

A vulnerability was discovered in tcpdump's handling of LINKTYPESLIP pcap files. An attacker could craft a malicious pcap file that would cause tcpdump to crash when attempting to print a summary of packet data within the file...

tcpdump: multiple overflow issues in protocol decoding

Multiple out of bounds read and integer overflow vulnerabilities were found in tcpdump affecting the decoding of various protocols. An attacker could create a crafted pcap file or send specially crafted packets to the network segment where tcpdump is running in live capture mode without -w which...