CVE-2018-25224

PMS 0.42 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow via Configuration File

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.

Affected

pms · PMS

CVSS v4.0 VULNCHECK

8.6 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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

CVSS v3.1 NVD

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

CVSS v3.1 VULNCHECK

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

EPSS

0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 8th percentile

Published

2026-03-28

Updated

2026-03-30

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

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

Security advisories

• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pms-stack-based-buffer-overflow-via-configuration-fi…
• https://pms.sourceforge.net

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry