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medium 5.3

CVE-2025-9385 json

appneta tcpreplay tcprewrite edit_packet.c fix_ipv6_checksums use after free

published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-25643

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 16%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw has been found in appneta tcpreplay up to 4.5.1. The affected element is the function fix_ipv6_checksums of the file edit_packet.c of the component tcprewrite. This manipulation causes use after free. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.5.2-beta3 is sufficient to fix this issue. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Patch / fix

  • appneta tcpreplay 4.5.2-beta3
  • tcpreplay Debian 14 4.5.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2025-9385

  • tcpreplay openSUSE Leap 16.0 4.5.2-bp160.1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2025:20119-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2025-9385 updated cvss 5.3

tcpreplay: appneta tcpreplay tcprewrite edit_packet.c fix_ipv6_checksums use after free

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • drive.google.com https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BQZF558bRHv07wtlCoZgtqTlEpHgfytp/view?usp=sharing referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/972 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 4.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.0 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 2.0 4.3 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
CNA 4.0 1.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 2.0 4.3 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • appneta tcpreplay

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-416 Use After Free
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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