CVE-2025-9384 (GCVE-0-2025-9384)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-24 10:02 – Updated: 2025-08-25 20:25
VLAI
Title
appneta tcpreplay parse_args.c tcpedit_post_args null pointer dereference
Summary
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".
Severity
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
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
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
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
appneta tcpreplay Affected: 4.5.0
Affected: 4.5.1
Unaffected: 4.5.2-beta2
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Credits
HeureuxBuilding (VulDB User)
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