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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-18408 · published 17 October 2018

CVE-2018-18408: Broadcom tcpreplay use after free vulnerability

Broadcom · Tcpreplay

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.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 2.3% · top 17.7% CWE-416 · Use after free
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
2.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/blob/master/tcpreplay/README.md#use-after-free-in-post_args Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/489 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4V3SADKXUSHWTVAPU3WLXBD
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MLPY6W7Z7G6PF2JN4LXXHCA
https://github.com/SegfaultMasters/covering360/blob/master/tcpreplay/README.md#use-after-free-in-post_args Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/489 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4V3SADKXUSHWTVAPU3WLXBD
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MLPY6W7Z7G6PF2JN4LXXHCA

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-18408), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-03). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.