CVE-2018-25224 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2018-25224

PMS 0.42 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow via Configuration File

Vulnerability Description

PMS 0.42 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying malicious values in the configuration file. Attackers can craft configuration files with oversized input that overflows the stack buffer and execute shell commands via return-oriented programming gadgets.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Juan Sacco <jsacco@exploitpack.com> - http://exploitpack.com

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

PMS
Vulnerable Versions:
0.42

Timeline

Official Publish: March 28th, 2026
Last Modified: March 30th, 2026
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)