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MEDIUM
Angry IP Scanner 3.5.3 Denial of Service via Preferences Buffer Overflow
Record summary
CVE-2018-25266 has a selected CVSS score of 6.9 (medium); EIP currently links 1 catalogued exploit.
Description
Angry IP Scanner 3.5.3 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the preferences dialog that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively large string. Attackers can generate a file containing a massive buffer of repeated characters and paste it into the unavailable value field in the display preferences to trigger a denial of service.
Description source: CVE List
Exploitation context
Available material
- Catalogued exploits
- 1
CISA SSVC decision
ExploitationPoC
AutomatableNo
Technical impactPartial
CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated Apr 22, 2026 · Source: CVE List
Affected products and versions
1| Product | Source | Version range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Angry IP ScannerBrowse Angryip / Angry IP Scanner | CVE List | 3.11 | affected |
Proofs of concept
1Catalogued exploits
ExploitDBAngry IP Scanner 3.5.3 - Denial of Service (PoC)ExploitDB exploitby Fernando CruzNot analyzed1 file
References
4nvd.nist.gov
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25266 ExploitDB-45993exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45993 VulnCheck Advisory: Angry IP Scanner 3.5.3 Denial of Service via Preferences Buffer OverflowThird-party advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/angry-ip-scanner-denial-of-service-via-preferences-buffer-overflow