CVE-2018-25234 MEDIUM

CVE-2018-25234: SmartFTP Client 9.0.2615.0 Denial of Service via Host Field

Vendor Smartftp
Product SmartFTP Client
Weakness CWE-466
Published March 30, 2026
Last update April 1, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.9/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

SmartFTP Client 9.0.2615.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the Host field. Attackers can paste a buffer of 300 repeated characters into the Host connection parameter to trigger an application crash.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 30, 2026 CVE published
April 1, 2026 Record updated