CVE-2018-25266 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2018-25266

Angry IP Scanner 3.5.3 Denial of Service via Preferences Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability Description

Angry IP Scanner 3.5.3 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the preferences dialog that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively large string. Attackers can generate a file containing a massive buffer of repeated characters and paste it into the unavailable value field in the display preferences to trigger a denial of service.

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:

  • Fernando Cruz

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Angry IP Scanner
Vulnerable Versions:
3.11

Timeline

Official Publish: April 22nd, 2026
Last Modified: April 22nd, 2026
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)