CVE-2018-25293

MEDIUM EPSS 3.5%
Published Apr 26, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.9 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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Published Apr 26, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Prime95 29.4b7 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the PrimeNet connection dialog that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the optional proxy password field. Attackers can trigger a denial of service by entering a 6000-byte payload into the proxy password parameter, causing the application to crash when processing the connection settings.

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
3.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-120

References 4

  • mersenne.org http://www.mersenne.org
  • mersenne.org http://www.mersenne.org/ftp_root/gimps/p95v294b7.win32.zip
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45226
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/prime95-29-4b7-denial-of-service-via-proxy-password-field

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.