# CVE-2018-25232: Softros LAN Messenger 9.2 Denial of Service via Log Files Location

> Local attackers can crash Softros LAN Messenger by entering an excessively long string in the log file location field.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 30 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7423-48c4-v7wf

## What is CVE-2018-25232?

CVE-2018-25232 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Softros LAN Messenger, published on 30 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Softros LAN Messenger 9.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string to the custom log files location field. Attackers can input a buffer of 2000 characters in the Log Files Location custom path parameter to trigger a crash when the OK button is clicked.

Weakness: CWE-1285 (Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25232?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Softros Softros Lan Messenger.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-25232?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25232 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-25232 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25232 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-25232 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-25232 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Softros LAN Messenger, published on 30 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25232 exists.

Affected product: Softros LAN Messenger. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25232/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25232/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25232
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25232
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-25232

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