tcpreplay — security advisory
A security vulnerability has been detected in appneta tcpreplay 4.5.1. Impacted is the function calc_sleep_time of the file send_packets.c. Such manipulation leads to divide by zero. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.5.3-beta3 is recommended to address this issue. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. The vendor confirms in a GitHub issue reply: "Was able to reproduce in 6fcbf03 but NOT 4.5.3-beta3."
- Products
- tcpreplay
- Affected versions
- 3.4.4-2, 3.4.4-2+deb8u1build0.16.04.1, 3.4.4-2+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 3.4.4-2+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm2, 3.4.4-2+deb8u1ubuntu0.1~esm3, 4.2.6-1, 4.2.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 4.2.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, 4.2.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm3, 4.2.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm4, 4.2.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm5, 4.3.2-1build1, 4.3.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 4.3.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, 4.3.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3, 4.3.3-2, 4.3.4-1, 4.3.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 4.3.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, 4.4.3-1, 4.4.4-1, 4.4.4-1build1, 4.4.4-1build2, 4.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 4.5.1-1, 4.5.2-1, 4.5.2-1build1, 4.5.4-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-9649
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 02:52 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A security vulnerability has been detected in appneta tcpreplay 4.5.1. Impacted is the function calc_sleep_time of the file send_packets.c. Such manipulation leads to divide by zero. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.5.3-beta3 is recommended to address this issue. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. The vendor confirms in a GitHub issue reply: "Was able to reproduce in 6fcbf03 but NOT 4.5.3-beta3."
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Complete source record
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