8.4high
CVE-2018-25299
Prime95 29.4b8 Local Buffer Overflow via SEH
Published 6 mo ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.4
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.2%
percentile 5%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 6 mo ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.16% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Mersenne Prime95
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
References
- exploit-db.com /exploits/44649 · exploit
- mersenne.org / · product
- mersenne.org /download/#download · product
- vulncheck.com /advisories/prime95-29-4b8-local-buffer-overflow-via-seh · third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-25299
- NVD: CVE-2018-25299
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