TI-2018-15478 Aliases CVE-2018-25253 GHSA-2gxf-3x35-2g93

Termite 3.4 Denial of Service via Settings Buffer Overflow

MEDIUM 64CWE-787Published 2026-04-04 · Updated 2026-10-01

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Termite 3.4 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the User interface language settings field that allows local attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can paste a 2000-byte payload into the Settings User interface language field to crash the application.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00187 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

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Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Compuphase	Termite	3.4	—	No fix listed	CNA

Termite VendorCompuphase Affected 3.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:compuphase:termite::::::::	up to 3.4	Vulnerable	Compuphase

cpe:2.3:a:compuphase:termite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.4 Vulnerable ·Compuphase

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-25253
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2gxf-3x35-2g93

References

Exploit 1

ExploitDB-45453

Other 2

Sources

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