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TI-2018-15481 Aliases CVE-2018-25256GHSA-rr9h-8v7w-6v77

IP TOOLS 2.50 Local Buffer Overflow Denial of Service

Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
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

IP TOOLS 2.50 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in the SNMP Scanner component that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying oversized input. Attackers can paste malicious data into the 'From Addr' and 'To Addr' fields and trigger the crash by clicking the Start button, causing denial of service and SEH overwrite.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0021 11th 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

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Ks-SoftIP TOOLS2.50—No fix listedCNA
  • IP TOOLS VendorKs-Soft Affected 2.50 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ks-soft:ip-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.50VulnerableKs-Soft
  • cpe:2.3:a:ks-soft:ip-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.50 Vulnerable ·Ks-Soft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-25256
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rr9h-8v7w-6v77

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

Sources

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