CVE Catalog

CVE-2018-25228

MediumCVSS 6.2
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.22%

12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs

Summary

NetSetMan 4.7.1 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Workgroup feature that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying oversized input. Attackers can create a malicious configuration file with excessive data and paste it into the Workgroup field to trigger a denial of service condition.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker can cause the application to crash, potentially leading to user disruption or loss of unsaved data.

Recommendation

Update NetSetMan to a version newer than 4.7.1 if a patch is available. Restrict local access to the system for unauthorized users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

NetSetMan 4.7.1 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Workgroup feature that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying oversized input. Attackers can create a malicious configuration file with excessive data and paste it into the Workgroup field to trigger a denial of service condition.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS