iputils up to 20240905 ICMP Echo Reply Packet denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in iputils up to 20240905. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component ICMP Echo Reply Packet Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-48964. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in iputils up to 20240905. This affects an unknown function of the component ICMP Echo Reply Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

ping in iputils through 20240905 allows a denial of service (application error in adaptive ping mode or incorrect data collection) via a crafted ICMP Echo Reply packet, because a zero timestamp can lead to large intermediate values that have an integer overflow when squared during statistics calculations. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2025-47268 (that fix was only about timestamp calculations, and it did not account for a specific scenario where the original timestamp in the ICMP payload is zero).

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-48964 since 05/29/2025. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 242521 (SUSE SLES15 Security Update : iputils (SUSE-SU-2025:02431-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (242521) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2243). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • IBM Storwize
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Dell Secure Connect Gateway

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 242521
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES15 Security Update : iputils (SUSE-SU-2025:02431-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/29/2025 CVE reserved
07/22/2025 +54 days Advisory disclosed
07/22/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/17/2025 +118 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-25fr-jw29-74f9
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-48964 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-48964
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-317289
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2243 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux und Oracle Linux (iputils): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2025 22:07
Updated: 11/17/2025 19:31
Changes: 07/22/2025 22:07 (53), 07/23/2025 01:27 (2), 07/24/2025 03:55 (12), 10/09/2025 13:00 (7), 11/17/2025 19:31 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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