CVE-2018-25214 MegaPing Local Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
Local attackers can crash MegaPing by pasting oversized data into the Finger function's Destination Address List field.
- 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-2018-25214?
CVE-2018-25214 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Magnetosoft MegaPing, published on 26 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
MegaPing contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized payload to the Destination Address List field in the Finger function. Attackers can paste a crafted buffer exceeding expected input limits into the vulnerable field and trigger the Start button to cause a denial of service crash.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25214?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Magnetosoft Megaping.
How do I fix CVE-2018-25214?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25214 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-2018-25214 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25214 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x3w6-vw5v-xcc9.