CVE-2018-25256

IP TOOLS 2.50 Local Buffer Overflow Denial of Service

IP TOOLS 2.50 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in the SNMP Scanner component that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying oversized input. Attackers can paste malicious data into the 'From Addr' and 'To Addr' fields and trigger the crash by clicking the Start button, causing denial of service and SEH overwrite.

Affected

Ks-Soft · IP TOOLS

CVSS v4.0 VULNCHECK

6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/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

CVSS v3.1 VULNCHECK

5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 10th percentile

Published

2026-04-05

Updated

2026-04-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46286

Security advisories

• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ip-tools-local-buffer-overflow-denial-of-service
• https://www.ks-soft.net/ip-tools.eng/index.htm

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry