# CVE-2018-25375: SocuSoft iPod Photo Slideshow 8.05 Buffer Overflow SEH

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code via a stack-based buffer overflow in the registration dialog of SocuSoft iPod Photo Slideshow.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 May 2026
- **Updated:** 26 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8gmv-ff3f-r9vm

## What is CVE-2018-25375?

CVE-2018-25375 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in SocuSoft iPod Photo Slideshow, published on 25 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SocuSoft iPod Photo Slideshow 8.05 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration dialog that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting the structured exception handler. Attackers can craft malicious input in the Registration Name and Registration Key fields to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute a reverse shell payload.

Weakness: CWE-121 (Stack-based Buffer Overflow)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25375?


## How do I fix CVE-2018-25375?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25375 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-25375 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25375 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-25375 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-25375 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in SocuSoft iPod Photo Slideshow, published on 25 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25375 exists.

Affected product: SocuSoft iPod Photo Slideshow. 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-2018-25375/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25375/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25375
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25375
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-25375

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