CVE-2018-25266 MEDIUM

CVE-2018-25266: Angry IP Scanner 3.5.3 Denial of Service via Preferences Buffer Overflow

Vendor Angryip
Product Angry IP Scanner
Weakness CWE-787
Published April 22, 2026
Last update April 22, 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

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 22, 2026 CVE published
April 22, 2026 Record updated