CVE-2018-25216

MEDIUM

AnyBurn 4.3 Denial of Service Local Buffer Overflow

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-25216. PoCs published by Achilles.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a local buffer overflow vulnerability in AnyBurn 4.3 (32-bit) by generating a malicious payload file (Evil.txt) that triggers a crash when pasted into the 'Image file name' field during disk-to-image operations. The PoC uses a simple Python script to create a 10,000-byte buffer of 'A' characters, which overwrites memory and causes a denial of service.

Description

AnyBurn 4.3 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the image file name field. Attackers can paste a 10000-byte payload into the 'Image file name' parameter during the 'Copy disk to Image' operation to trigger a denial of service condition.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Achilles · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46002

This exploit demonstrates a local buffer overflow vulnerability in AnyBurn 4.3 (32-bit) by generating a malicious payload file (Evil.txt) that triggers a crash when pasted into the 'Image file name' field during disk-to-image operations. The PoC uses a simple Python script to create a 10,000-byte buffer of 'A' characters, which overwrites memory and causes a denial of service.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AnyBurn 4.3 (32-bit)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Python to generate payload · AnyBurn 4.3 (32-bit) installed · User interaction to paste payload
devstral-2 · analyzed Apr 08, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit exploit
ExploitDB-46002
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46002
Product product
Official Product Homepage
http://www.anyburn.com/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: AnyBurn 4.3 Denial of Service Local Buffer Overflow
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/anyburn-denial-of-service-local-buffer-overflow

Scores

CVSS v3 6.2
EPSS 0.0018
EPSS Percentile 8.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (2)
Anyburn/AnyBurn 4.3 (32-bit)
powersoftware/anyburn 4.3
Published Mar 26, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 26, 2026