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.
https://vuldb.com/?submit.630497
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.321218
https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/972#issuecomment-3199019278
https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/972
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BQZF558bRHv07wtlCoZgtqTlEpHgfytp/view?usp=sharing
Published: 2025-08-24
Updated: 2025-08-25
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 4.8
Vector: 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
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.00013