CVE-2018-25293

MEDIUM

6.2

Description

Prime95 29.4b7 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the PrimeNet connection dialog that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the optional proxy password field. Attackers can trigger a denial of service by entering a 6000-byte payload into the proxy password parameter, causing the application to crash when processing the connection settings.

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

Published4/26/2026

Last Modified4/27/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-120

References

http://www.mersenne.org(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

http://www.mersenne.org/ftp_root/gimps/p95v294b7.win32.zip(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45226(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/prime95-29-4b7-denial-of-service-via-proxy-password-field(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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