CVE-2018-25294 CEWE Photoshow 6.3.4 Buffer Overflow Denial of Service

High 8.7 Published Updated

Attackers can crash the CEWE Photoshow application by submitting oversized input to the login dialog fields.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-25294?

CVE-2018-25294 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Cewe-Photoworld CEWE Photoshow, published on 26 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

CEWE Photoshow 6.3.4 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the login dialog that allows attackers to crash the application by submitting oversized input. Attackers can inject 4000 bytes of data into the email address and password fields to trigger a denial of service condition.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25294?

How do I fix CVE-2018-25294?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25294 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-2018-25294 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25294 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rhqc-mh74-4jfx.

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