CVE-2018-25299 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2018-25299

Prime95 29.4b8 Local Buffer Overflow via SEH

Vulnerability Description

Prime95 29.4b8 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting structured exception handling (SEH) mechanisms. Attackers can inject malicious payload through the optional proxy hostname field in the PrimeNet connection settings to trigger the overflow and execute system commands.

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:

  • crash_manucoot

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Prime95
Vulnerable Versions:
29.4b8

Timeline

Official Publish: April 29th, 2026
Last Modified: April 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)