CVE-2018-25266

Angry IP Scanner 3.5.3 Denial of Service via Preferences Buffer Overflow

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 22, 2026 at 02:57 PM UTC
Updated: October 1, 2026 at 03:19 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAngry IP Scanner

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-787

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