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CVE-2025-51006: Within tcpreplay's tcprewrite, a double free vulnerability has been identified in the dlt_linuxsll2_cleanup() function in…

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.18% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: tcpreplay (Debian:14) 4.5.2-1; tcpreplay (openSUSE:Leap 16.0) 4.5.2-bp160.1.1; tcpreplay (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 4.5.2-1.1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to tcpreplay (Debian:14) 4.5.2-1; tcpreplay (openSUSE:Leap 16.0) 4.5.2-bp160.1.1; tcpreplay (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 4.5.2-1.1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Within tcpreplay's tcprewrite, a double free vulnerability has been identified in the dlt_linuxsll2_cleanup() function in plugins/dlt_linuxsll2/linuxsll2.c. This vulnerability is triggered when tcpedit_dlt_cleanup() indirectly invokes the cleanup routine multiple times on the same memory region. By supplying a specifically crafted pcap file to the tcprewrite binary, a local attacker can exploit this flaw to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via memory corruption.

Published
Sep 22, 2025
Updated
Nov 5, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 8th percentile

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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
broadcomtcpreplay

Affected versions

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  • broadcom tcpreplay4.5.1

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12tcpreplayfrom 0—
Debian:14tcpreplaybefore 4.5.2-14.5.2-1
openSUSE:Leap 16.0tcpreplaybefore 4.5.2-bp160.1.14.5.2-bp160.1.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedtcpreplaybefore 4.5.2-1.14.5.2-1.1

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2018-18408A use-after-free was discovered in the tcpbridge binary of Tcpreplay 4.3.0 beta1.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2020-12740tcprewrite in Tcpreplay through 4.3.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read during a get_c operation.
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2017-14266tcprewrite in Tcpreplay 3.4.4 has a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow vulnerability triggered by a crafted PCAP file, a related issue to…
    32Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2025-9386Aug 24, 2025 · appneta tcpreplay tcprewrite get.c get_l2len_protocol use after free
    7Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2025-9649Aug 29, 2025 · appneta tcpreplay send_packets.c calc_sleep_time divide by zero
    7Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2025-51005Sep 23, 2025 · A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists in the tcpliveplay utility of the tcpreplay-4.5.1.
    30Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:tcpreplay4.5.2-1 · Debian:14Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:tcpreplay4.5.2-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-415 · Double Free

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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