Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting iperf3 package, versions <3.7-3ubuntu0.1~esm1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.96% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-IPERF3-5781199
  • published12 Jul 2025
  • disclosed17 Jul 2023

Introduced: 17 Jul 2023

CVE-2023-38403  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 iperf3 to version 3.7-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream iperf3 package and not the iperf3 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

iperf3 before 3.14 allows peers to cause an integer overflow and heap corruption via a crafted length field.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1