CVE Catalog

CVE-2018-25377

HighCVSS 8.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

8th percentile - higher than 8% of all known CVEs

Summary

Flash Slideshow Maker Professional 5.20 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration dialog that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting structured exception handling. Attackers can craft a malicious payload and paste it into the Name and Code fields of the Help > Register dialog to trigger a reverse shell with system privileges.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker can gain full system control with administrator privileges, enabling malware installation, data theft, and further attacks.

Recommendation

Update Flash Slideshow Maker Professional to the latest version or consider using alternative software. Restrict application access to trusted users only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Flash Slideshow Maker Professional 5.20 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration dialog that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting structured exception handling. Attackers can craft a malicious payload and paste it into the Name and Code fields of the Help > Register dialog to trigger a reverse shell with system privileges.

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