CVE-2018-25266

MEDIUM 6.2

Angry IP Scanner 3.5.3 Denial of Service via Preferences Buffer Overflow

CVSS Score

6.2

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

Angry IP Scanner 3.5.3 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the preferences dialog that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively large string. Attackers can generate a file containing a massive buffer of repeated characters and paste it into the unavailable value field in the display preferences to trigger a denial of service.

CWE	CWE-787
Vendor	angryip
Product	angry ip scanner
Published	Apr 22, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Affected Versions

Angryip / Angry IP Scanner

3.11

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45993 angryip.org: https://angryip.org vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/angry-ip-scanner-denial-of-service-via-preferences-buffer-overflow

Credits

Fernando Cruz