CVE-2018-25224

high

Description

PMS 0.42 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying malicious values in the configuration file. Attackers can craft configuration files with oversized input that overflows the stack buffer and execute shell commands via return-oriented programming gadgets.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pms-stack-based-buffer-overflow-via-configuration-file

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44426

https://pms.sourceforge.net

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-03-28

Updated: 2026-03-28

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.4

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

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.6

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00016