What is CVE-2025-9384?

CVE-2025-9384 is a low-severity vulnerability in Appneta Tcpreplay, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2025-08-24.

How severe is CVE-2025-9384?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-9384 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

NULL pointer dereference in Appneta Tcpreplay

CVE-2025-9384

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".

Published 2025-08-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (14.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Appneta Tcpreplay — versions 4.5.0, 4.5.1, 4.5.2-beta2
Broadcom Tcpreplay

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

vuldb.com/ (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/971 (issue-tracking, Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/971 (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking)
drive.google.com/file/d/1oVmsER6CXULLz_rnIyL410DJqO_hBtw_/view (Exploit, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-9384?: CVE-2025-9384 is a low-severity vulnerability in Appneta Tcpreplay, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2025-08-24.
How severe is CVE-2025-9384?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-9384 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.