{"id":"CVE-2018-25423","title":"Arm Whois 3.11 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized input string","summary":"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 …","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-120"],"published":"2026-05-30","updated":"2026-07-22","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25423","references":[{"url":"http://www.armcode.com/","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"http://www.armcode.com/downloads/arm-whois.exe","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45762","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/arm-whois-denial-of-service-via-buffer-overflow","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.0014,"epssPercentile":0.03685,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-23T06:14:18.080Z","slug":"CVE-2018-25423","body":"## Overview\n\nArm 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.\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":[]}