Medium
tcpreplay — security advisory
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".
- 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-2025-9384
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 02:52 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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".
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2025-9384
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Complete source record
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