CVE-2018-25293 MEDIUM

CVE-2018-25293: Prime95 29.4b7 Denial of Service via Proxy Password Field

Vendor Mersenne
Product Prime95
Weakness CWE-120
Published April 26, 2026
Last update April 27, 2026

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

Prime95 29.4b7 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the PrimeNet connection dialog that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the optional proxy password field. Attackers can trigger a denial of service by entering a 6000-byte payload into the proxy password parameter, causing the application to crash when processing the connection settings.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 26, 2026 CVE published
April 27, 2026 Record updated