CVE-2018-25423 (GCVE-0-2018-25423)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-30 14:55 – Updated: 2026-06-01 13:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Arm Whois 3.11 Denial of Service via Buffer Overflow
Summary
Arm Whois 3.11 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized input string. Attackers can paste a malicious buffer of 700 bytes into the IP address or domain input field to trigger a denial of service condition.
Severity
6.2 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45762 | exploit |
| http://www.armcode.com/ | product |
| http://www.armcode.com/downloads/arm-whois.exe | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/arm-whois-de… | third-party-advisory |
Date Public
2018-10-31 00:00
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