CVE-2018-25239

Smart VPN 1.1.3.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting oversized input through the search interface. Attackers can paste a buffer of 2100 characters into the top right search bar to trigger an unhandled exception that crashes the application.

CVSS v3 6.2 MEDIUM

6.2^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46272
https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NH1G93D4HKR
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/smart-vpn-denial-of-service-via-search

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-04 14:16

Updated : 2026-07-21 07:10

NVD link : CVE-2018-25239

Mitre link : CVE-2018-25239

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-25239

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-470

Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection')

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