CVE-2025-51005
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Publication date: 2025-09-23

Last updated on: 2025-10-08

Assigner: MITRE

Description
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.
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Published
2025-09-23
Last Modified
2025-10-08
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2026-06-16
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2025-09-23
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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CVE-2025-51005
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Vendor Product Version / Range
broadcom tcpreplay 4.5.1
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CWE ID Description
CWE-122 A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a heap-buffer-overflow in the tcpliveplay utility of tcpreplay-4.5.1. It occurs when the program processes a specially crafted pcap file and incorrectly handles memory during checksum calculation in the do_checksum_math_liveplay function, which can cause the program to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to a denial of service condition, meaning the tcpliveplay utility may crash or become unavailable when processing maliciously crafted pcap files.

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