CVE-2018-25237 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2018-25237

Hirschmann HiSecOS Buffer Overflow via HTTPS Login

Vulnerability Description

Hirschmann HiSecOS devices versions prior to 05.3.03 contain a buffer overflow vulnerability in the HTTPS login interface when RADIUS authentication is enabled that allows remote attackers to crash the device or execute arbitrary code by submitting a password longer than 128 characters. Attackers can exploit improper bounds checking in password handling to overflow a fixed-size buffer and achieve denial of service or remote code execution.

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

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Hirschmann HiSecOS Classic Firewall (EAGLE, EAGLE One)
Vulnerable Versions:
05.3.03, 0

Timeline

Official Publish: April 3rd, 2026
Last Modified: May 14th, 2026
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-120

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
Execution
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1055 Process Injection
Defense Evasion
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control