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CVE-2017-14266

tcprewrite in Tcpreplay 3.4.4 has a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow vulnerability triggered by a crafted PCAP file, a related issue to CVE-2016-6160.

EXPLOITHIGH 7.8EPSS 3.59%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 3.6%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

tcprewrite in Tcpreplay 3.4.4 has a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow vulnerability triggered by a crafted PCAP file, a related issue to CVE-2016-6160.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
3.59% probability · 89th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 11 September 2017
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
broadcom/tcpreplay
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 3.59%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 3.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-42652source ↗tcprewrite - Heap Buffer Overflowlinux · FarazPajohandos11 September 2017no

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.