CVE-2018-25268 - CVE House

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Status published High CVE-2018-25268

LanSpy 2.0.1.159 Local Buffer Overflow via Scan Field

8.6 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

LanSpy 2.0.1.159 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to overwrite the instruction pointer by supplying oversized input to the scan field. Attackers can craft a payload with 688 bytes of padding followed by 4 bytes of controlled data to crash the application or potentially achieve 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

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

Gionathan "John" Reale

References

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Affected Vendor

Lizardsystems

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Affected Software

LanSpy

Vulnerable Versions:

2.0.1.159

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:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Privilege Escalation

T1055 Process Injection

Defense Evasion

T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer

Command and Control

T1485 Data Destruction