CVE-2025-9384
appneta tcpreplay parse_args.c tcpedit_post_args null pointer dereference
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.8 Medium
- Published
- Aug 24, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 25, 2025
- Reserved
- Aug 23, 2025
Description
A vulnerability was detected in appneta tcpreplay up to 4.5.1. Impacted is the function tcpedit_post_args of the file /src/tcpedit/parse_args.c. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.5.2-beta2 is recommended to address this issue. Upgrading the affected component is advised. The vendor explains, that he was "[a]ble to reproduce in 6fcbf03 but not in 4.5.2-beta2".
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 4.8 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P | VulDB |
| 3.1 | 3.3 Low | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C | VulDB |
| 3.0 | 3.3 Low | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C | VulDB |
| 2.0 | 1.7 Low | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C | VulDB |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
tcpreplayappneta |
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References
- VDB-321217 | appneta tcpreplay parse_args.c tcpedit_post_args null pointer dereferencevdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-321217 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)signaturepermissions-required
- Submit #630496 | tcpreplay tcprewrite tcpreplay version 6fcbf03 (the newest master in https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay) Null Pointer Dereferencethird-party-advisory
- https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/971issue-tracking
- https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/971#issuecomment-3199014524issue-tracking
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oVmsER6CXULLz_rnIyL410DJqO_hBtw_/view?usp=sharingexploit
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