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CVE-2018-25423

Arm Whois 3.11 Denial of Service via Buffer Overflow

Published: May 30, 2026Updated: May 30, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD
NVD MITRE
6.2CVSS
MEDIUM

Arm Whois 3.11 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized input string. Attackers can paste a malicious buffer of 700 bytes into the IP address or domain input field to trigger a denial of service condition.

EPSS Score
N/A
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High

Weaknesses

CWE-120

Affected Products

Arm Whois
Armcode

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45762
exploit-db.com
http://www.armcode.com/
armcode.com
http://www.armcode.com/downloads/arm-whois.exe
armcode.com
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Timeline

Published
May 30, 2026
Last Updated
May 30, 2026

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