CVE-2025-9649
Description
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."
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.5.2-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.5.2-1 |
| debian | trixie | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| broadcom | tcpreplay | 4.5.1 | |
References
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/16QQtZvUrMbF-i_1cGt5hNWmkn-YVyBOM/view?usp=sharing
- https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/968
- https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/968#issuecomment-3226338070
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.321855
- https://vuldb.com/?id.321855
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.630493
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.630494
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-9649
CWEs
CWE-369 CWE-404
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