CVE-2018-25256

IP TOOLS 2.50 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in the SNMP Scanner component that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying oversized input. Attackers can paste malicious data into the 'From Addr' and 'To Addr' fields and trigger the crash by clicking the Start button, causing denial of service and SEH overwrite.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46286	Exploit VDB Entry
https://www.ks-soft.net/ip-tools.eng/index.htm	Product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ip-tools-local-buffer-overflow-denial-of-service	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ks-soft:ip-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-05 21:16

Updated : 2026-07-24 22:10

NVD link : CVE-2018-25256

Mitre link : CVE-2018-25256

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-25256

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ks-soft

ip-tools

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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