CVE-2025-51005

Exp

A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists in the tcpliveplay utility of the tcpreplay-4.5.1. When a crafted pcap file is processed, the program incorrectly handles memory in the checksum calculation logic at do_checksum_math_liveplay in tcpliveplay.c, leading to a possible denial of service.

Published: 2025-09-23 Last update: 2025-10-08 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-51005 is rated Exploit Available (58.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.16%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2025-51005

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-51005

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-03 0.12% 0.16% +0.04%
2 2026-02-19 0.17% 0.12% -0.05%
3 2026-01-23 0.17%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-51005

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-51005

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-51005

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2025-51005: 1 source package rows (tcpreplay); 2 state rows across 2 repos (3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 2. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2025-51005
debian unimportant CVE-2025-51005 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (tcpreplay), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-51005
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-51005 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (tcpreplay), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 7, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-51005

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-51005

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
broadcom tcpreplay 4.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:tcpreplay:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-51005

URL Tags
https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/925 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/sy460129/CVE-2025-51005 Exploit Third Party Advisory
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