CVE-2018-25231

MEDIUM EPSS 10.7%
Published Mar 30, 20263mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.9 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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Published Mar 30, 2026 3mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

HeidiSQL 9.5.0.5196 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long file path in the logging preferences. Attackers can input a buffer-overflow payload through the SQL log file path field in Preferences > Logging to trigger an application crash.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.9
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
10.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-98

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
heidisqlheidisql* ≤9.5.0.5196

References 4

  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45806
    ExploitVDB Entry
  • heidisql.com https://www.heidisql.com/
    Product
  • heidisql.com https://www.heidisql.com/download.php
    Product
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/heidisql-denial-of-service-via-preferences
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.