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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-46836

net-tools is a collection of programs that form the base set of the NET-3 networking distribution for the Linux operating system.

Published May 14, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · net-tools is a collection

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-46836. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of net-tools is a collection is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (net-tools is a collection).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.6
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.20%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor ecki net-tools ≤ 2.10

net-tools is a collection of programs that form the base set of the NET-3 networking distribution for the Linux operating system. Inn versions up to and including 2.10, the Linux network utilities (like ifconfig) from the net-tools package do not properly validate the structure of /proc files when showing interfaces. in copies interface labels from into a fixed 16-byte stack buffer without bounds checking, leading to possible arbitrary code execution or crash. The known attack path does not require privilege but also does not provide privilege escalation in this scenario. A patch is available

Are you affected?

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  • vendor ecki net-tools ≤ 2.10≤ 2.10

How to fix CVE-2025-46836

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-46836. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of net-tools is a collection is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with ecki net-tools ≤ 2.10 ≤ 2.10. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.20%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 14, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    net-tools is a collection of programs that form the base set of the NET-3 networking distribution for the Linux operating system. Inn versions up to and including 2.10, the Linux network utilities (like ifconfig) from the net-tools package do not properly validate the structure of /proc files when showing interfaces. in copies interface labels from into a fixed 16-byte stack buffer without bounds

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    net-tools is a collection of programs that form the base set of the NET-3 networking distribution for the Linux operating system. Inn versions up to and including 2.10, the Linux network utilities (like ifconfig) from the net-tools package do not properly validate the structure of /proc files when showing interfaces. in copies interface labels from into a fixed 16-byte stack buffer without bounds

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-46836

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-46836

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-14945

    net-tools is a collection of programs that form the base set of the NET-3 networking distribution for the Linux operating system. Inn versions up to and including 2.10, the Linux network utilities (like ifconfig) from the net-tools package do not properly validate the structure o

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.