CVE-2018-25231

MEDIUM

HeidiSQL 9.5.0.5196 Denial of Service via Preferences

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

HeidiSQL 9.5.0.5196 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long file path in the logging preferences. Attackers can input a buffer-overflow payload through the SQL log file path field in Preferences > Logging to trigger an application crash.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Victor Mondragón · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45806

References (4)

Scores

CVSS v3 6.2
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 3.0%
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-98
Status published
Products (2)
heidisql/heidisql < 9.5.0.5196
Heidisql/HeidiSQL 9.5.0.5196
Published Mar 30, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 30, 2026