CVE-2018-25231
MEDIUMHeidiSQL 9.5.0.5196 Denial of Service via Preferences
Title source: cnaExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-25231. PoCs published by Victor Mondragón.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in HeidiSQL 9.5.0.5196 by writing a large string of 'A' characters to a file, which when pasted into the application's logging preferences causes a crash (DoS). The exploit is straightforward and demonstrates the vulnerability effectively.
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)
This PoC exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in HeidiSQL 9.5.0.5196 by writing a large string of 'A' characters to a file, which when pasted into the application's logging preferences causes a crash (DoS). The exploit is straightforward and demonstrates the vulnerability effectively.
References (4)
Scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H