{"id":"CVE-2018-25231","title":"HeidiSQL 9.5.0.5196 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long file path in the logging preferences","summary":"HeidiSQL 9.5.0.5196 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long file path in the logging preferences. Attackers can input a buffer-overflow payload thro…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-98"],"vendor":"heidisql","product":"heidisql","affected":["heidisql <= 9.5.0.5196"],"published":"2026-03-30","updated":"2026-10-07","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-07T08:10:00.200","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25231","references":[{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45806","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.heidisql.com/","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.heidisql.com/download.php","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/heidisql-denial-of-service-via-preferences","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00206,"epssPercentile":0.09692,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-07T08:20:03.909Z","slug":"CVE-2018-25231","body":"## Overview\n\nHeidiSQL 9.5.0.5196 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long file path in the logging preferences. Attackers can input a buffer-overflow payload through the SQL log file path field in Preferences > Logging to trigger an application crash.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `heidisql <= 9.5.0.5196`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":34,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":34.1,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}