CVE-2018-25284 HD Tune Pro 5.70 Denial of Service via Options Dialog
Local attackers can crash HD Tune Pro by entering an excessively long string in the save dialog, 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-2018-25284?
CVE-2018-25284 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Hdtune HD Tune Pro, published on 26 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HD Tune Pro 5.70 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the folder/file name field. Attackers can trigger a denial of service by entering a 6000-byte payload through the File > Options > Save dialog's folder/file name input field.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25284?
How do I fix CVE-2018-25284?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25284 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-2018-25284 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25284 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w9rx-m9r7-6jxj.