CVE-2018-25228

MEDIUM

NetSetMan 4.7.1 Workgroup Buffer Overflow Denial of Service

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-25228. PoCs published by Victor Mondragón.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC demonstrates a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in NetSetMan 4.7.1 by writing a buffer of 100 'A' characters to a file, which when pasted into the 'Workgroup' field and activated, crashes the application.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Victor Mondragón · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46417

This PoC demonstrates a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in NetSetMan 4.7.1 by writing a buffer of 100 'A' characters to a file, which when pasted into the 'Workgroup' field and activated, crashes the application.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: NetSetMan 4.7.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Python to generate the payload file · User interaction to paste and activate the payload in NetSetMan
devstral-2 · analyzed Apr 08, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit exploit
ExploitDB-46417
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46417
Product product
Official Product Homepage
https://www.netsetman.com/
Product product
Product Reference
https://www.netsetman.com/netsetman.exe
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: NetSetMan 4.7.1 Workgroup Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netsetman-workgroup-buffer-overflow-denial-of-service

Scores

CVSS v3 6.2
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 12.4%
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)
netsetman/netsetman 4.7.1
Netsetman/NetSetMan 4.7.1
Published Mar 30, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 30, 2026