SysGauge 4.5.18 Local Denial of Service via Proxy Configuration
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-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
SysGauge 4.5.18 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the proxy configuration handler that allows local attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying an oversized string. Attackers can inject a large payload through the Proxy Server Host Name field in the Options menu to crash the application.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-25313
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7qx3-c8gc-gmg7
References
Exploit 1
More Sysgauge vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-15532 SysGauge Pro 4.6.12 Local Buffer Overflow SEH CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2018-25313 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-25313 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7qx3-c8gc-gmg7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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