CVE-2018-25198 eToolz 3.4.8.0 Denial of Service via Buffer Overflow
Local attackers can crash the eToolz application by providing oversized input buffers, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-25198?
CVE-2018-25198 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gaijin eToolz, published on 6 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
eToolz 3.4.8.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying oversized input buffers. Attackers can create a payload file containing 255 bytes of data that triggers a buffer overflow condition when processed by the application.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25198?
How do I fix CVE-2018-25198?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25198 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-25198 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25198 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2fgj-jm2w-7gj4.