CVE-2018-25262

Angry IP Scanner for Linux 3.5.3 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying malformed input to the port selection field. Attackers can craft a malicious string containing buffer overflow patterns and paste it into the Preferences Ports tab to trigger an application crash.

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://angryip.org/	Product
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46038	Exploit VDB Entry
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/angry-ip-scanner-for-linux-denial-of-service	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:angryip:angry_ip_scanner:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-22 16:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 01:55

NVD link : CVE-2018-25262

Mitre link : CVE-2018-25262

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-25262

JSON object : View

Products Affected

angryip

angry_ip_scanner

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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