Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-25271. PoCs published by Gionathan Reale.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This Python script generates a 5000-byte buffer of 'A' characters and writes it to a file named 'exploit.txt'. When the content of this file is pasted into Textpad's 'Run' command field, it triggers a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, causing the application to crash.
Description
Textpad 8.1.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long buffer string through the Run command interface. Attackers can paste a 5000-byte payload into the Command field via Tools > Run to trigger a buffer overflow that crashes the application.
Exploits (1)
This Python script generates a 5000-byte buffer of 'A' characters and writes it to a file named 'exploit.txt'. When the content of this file is pasted into Textpad's 'Run' command field, it triggers a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, causing the application to crash.
References (4)
Scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H