CVE-2018-25228 NetSetMan 4.7.1 Workgroup Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
Local attackers can crash NetSetMan by supplying oversized input to the Workgroup field, 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-2018-25228?
CVE-2018-25228 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in NetSetMan, published on 30 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NetSetMan 4.7.1 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Workgroup feature that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying oversized input. Attackers can create a malicious configuration file with excessive data and paste it into the Workgroup field to trigger a denial of service condition.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25228?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netsetman Netsetman.
How do I fix CVE-2018-25228?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25228 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-2018-25228 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25228 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in NetSetMan
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vhgc-p69c-hp2h.