CVE-2018-25293

MEDIUM SEVERITY

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Base Score

6.2 / 10

Vector String

                                        CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H                                    

Vulnerability Description

Prime95 29.4b7 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the PrimeNet connection dialog that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the optional proxy password field. Attackers can trigger a denial of service by entering a 6000-byte payload into the proxy password parameter, causing the application to crash when processing the connection settings.

Vulnerability Details

Published Date

April 26, 2026

Last Modified

April 26, 2026

CWE ID

CWE-120

Source

NVD

Vendor

Mersenne

Product

Prime95

External References

http://www.mersenne.org
http://www.mersenne.org/ftp_root/gimps/p95v294b7.win32.zip
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45226
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/prime95-29-4b7-denial-of-service-via-proxy-password-field

CVE-2018-25293

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