CVE-2018-25266

MEDIUM

6.2

Description

Angry IP Scanner 3.5.3 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the preferences dialog that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively large string. Attackers can generate a file containing a massive buffer of repeated characters and paste it into the unavailable value field in the display preferences to trigger a denial of service.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.2

SeverityMEDIUM

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published4/22/2026

Last Modified4/22/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

https://angryip.org(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45993(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/angry-ip-scanner-denial-of-service-via-preferences-buffer-overflow(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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