CVE-2018-25299

Description

Prime95 29.4b8 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting structured exception handling (SEH) mechanisms. Attackers can inject malicious payload through the optional proxy hostname field in the PrimeNet connection settings to trigger the overflow and execute system commands.

Predictions

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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References

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44649
• https://www.mersenne.org/
• https://www.mersenne.org/download/#download
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/prime95-29-4b8-local-buffer-overflow-via-seh

CWEs

CWE-120