{"id":"CVE-2025-9384","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"appneta tcpreplay parse_args.c tcpedit_post_args null pointer dereference","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\".","publishedAt":"2025-08-24T10:02:07.626Z","updatedAt":"2025-08-25T20:25:03.416Z","severity":{"score":4.8,"label":"Medium","version":"4.0","vector":"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","source":"VulDB"},"assigner":"VulDB","products":["appneta tcpreplay"],"affected":[{"vendor":"appneta","product":"tcpreplay","versions":[{"version":"4.5.0","status":"affected"},{"version":"4.5.1","status":"affected"},{"version":"4.5.2-beta2","status":"unaffected"}]}],"references":["https://vuldb.com/?id.321217","https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.321217","https://vuldb.com/?submit.630496","https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/971","https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/971#issuecomment-3199014524","https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oVmsER6CXULLz_rnIyL410DJqO_hBtw_/view?usp=sharing"],"weaknesses":["CWE-476","CWE-404"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:10:13.529Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2025/9xxx/CVE-2025-9384.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2025-9384","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2025-08-24T10:02:07.626Z","dateUpdated":"2025-08-25T20:25:03.416Z","assignerShortName":"VulDB","assignerOrgId":"1af790b2-7ee1-4545-860a-a788eba489b5","dateReserved":"2025-08-23T15:03:34.869Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"appneta tcpreplay parse_args.c tcpedit_post_args null pointer dereference","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"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\"."},{"lang":"de","value":"Es wurde eine Schwachstelle in appneta tcpreplay bis 4.5.1 entdeckt. Betroffen ist die Funktion tcpedit_post_args der Datei /src/tcpedit/parse_args.c. Dank Manipulation mit unbekannten Daten kann eine null pointer dereference-Schwachstelle ausgenutzt werden. Der Angriff muss lokal passieren. Die Schwachstelle wurde öffentlich offengelegt und könnte ausgenutzt werden. Das Aktualisieren auf Version 4.5.2-beta2 kann dieses Problem lösen. Es wird geraten, die betroffene Komponente zu aktualisieren."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"appneta","product":"tcpreplay","versions":[{"version":"4.5.0","status":"affected"},{"version":"4.5.1","status":"affected"},{"version":"4.5.2-beta2","status":"unaffected"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://vuldb.com/?id.321217","name":"VDB-321217 | appneta tcpreplay parse_args.c tcpedit_post_args null pointer dereference","tags":["vdb-entry","technical-description"]},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.321217","name":"VDB-321217 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)","tags":["signature","permissions-required"]},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/?submit.630496","name":"Submit #630496 | tcpreplay tcprewrite  tcpreplay version 6fcbf03 (the newest master in https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay) Null Pointer Dereference","tags":["third-party-advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/971","tags":["issue-tracking"]},{"url":"https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/971#issuecomment-3199014524","tags":["issue-tracking"]},{"url":"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oVmsER6CXULLz_rnIyL410DJqO_hBtw_/view?usp=sharing","tags":["exploit"]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV4_0":{"version":"4.0","baseScore":4.8,"vectorString":"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","baseSeverity":"MEDIUM"}},{"cvssV3_1":{"version":"3.1","baseScore":3.3,"vectorString":"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","baseSeverity":"LOW"}},{"cvssV3_0":{"version":"3.0","baseScore":3.3,"vectorString":"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","baseSeverity":"LOW"}},{"cvssV2_0":{"version":"2.0","baseScore":1.7,"vectorString":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C"}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-476","type":"CWE","lang":"en","description":"NULL Pointer Dereference"}]},{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-404","type":"CWE","lang":"en","description":"Denial of Service"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"VulDB","orgId":"1af790b2-7ee1-4545-860a-a788eba489b5","dateUpdated":"2025-08-24T10:02:07.626Z"},"timeline":[{"time":"2025-08-23T00:00:00.000Z","lang":"en","value":"Advisory disclosed"},{"time":"2025-08-23T02:00:00.000Z","lang":"en","value":"VulDB entry created"},{"time":"2025-08-23T17:09:37.000Z","lang":"en","value":"VulDB entry last update"}],"credits":[{"lang":"en","value":"HeureuxBuilding (VulDB User)","type":"reporter"}]},"adp":[{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2025-08-25T20:24:47.591580Z","id":"CVE-2025-9384","options":[{"Exploitation":"poc"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2025-08-25T20:25:03.416Z"}}]}}}