CVE-2025-8746

Name: CVE-2025-8746
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-08-09T06:15:35.58+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

LOWCVSS 1.9/10EPSS 0.19%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-8746 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 1.9/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GNU libopts up to 27.6. Affected is the function __strstr_sse2. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GNU libopts up to 27.6. Affected is the function __strstr_sse2. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This issue was initially reported to the tcpreplay project, but the code maintainer explains, that this "bug appears to be in libopts which is an external library." This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

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

CVSS 4.0

1.9/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Probability

0.19%

9.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Libopts	<= 27.6

References

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yjKOHxvL_9xExy4QUb5x43dxci1x59ts/view?usp=sharingExploit
https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/957Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/957#issuecomment-3124774393Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.319242Permissions Required, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.319242Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.623632Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.gnu.org/Product
https://github.com/appneta/tcpreplay/issues/957Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Aug 9, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-8746?

How severe is CVE-2025-8746?

CVE-2025-8746 has a CVSS score of 1.9/10 (LOW severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.19% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-8746?

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Source: NVD / NIST