CVE-2018-25289 Softdisk 3.0.3 Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
Local attackers can crash the Softdisk application by entering an oversized string in the registration name 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-2018-25289?
CVE-2018-25289 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ezbsystems Softdisk, 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
Softdisk 3.0.3 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration code dialog that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized string. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability by entering a 6000-byte payload in the Registration Name field through the Help menu's Enter Registration Code dialog to cause a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25289?
How do I fix CVE-2018-25289?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25289 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-2018-25289 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25289 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v93w-cj72-gw3v.