Medium severity · published Aug 24, 2025
CVE-2025-9384
A vulnerability was detected in appneta tcpreplay up to 4.5.1
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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".
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TC
Tcpreplay · Broadcom
through 4.5.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9384
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-9384
Exploit
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oVmsER6CXULLz_rnIyL410DJqO_hBtw_/view?usp=sharing
Exploit
https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/971
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/971#issuecomment-3199014524
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.321217
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.321217
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.630496
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