LanHelper 1.74 Denial of Service via Buffer Overflow
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
LanHelper 1.74 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by sending excessively long input strings. Attackers can exploit the Form Send Message feature by pasting 6000 bytes of data into the Message text field to trigger a denial of service condition.
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-2019-25660
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fxf6-j3c6-2ghw
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
Sources
- CVE-2019-25660 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-25660 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fxf6-j3c6-2ghw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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