NetSetMan 4.7.1 Workgroup Feature out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in NetSetMan 4.7.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Workgroup Feature. Such manipulation of the argument Workgroup leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-25228. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in NetSetMan 4.7.1. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Workgroup Feature. The manipulation of the argument Workgroup with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

NetSetMan 4.7.1 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Workgroup feature that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying oversized input. Attackers can create a malicious configuration file with excessive data and paste it into the Workgroup field to trigger a denial of service condition.

The weakness was published by Victor Mondragón as 46417. The advisory is available at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-25228 since 03/30/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (46417) and EUVD (EUVD-2018-21714). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
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Timelineinfo

03/30/2026 Advisory disclosed
03/30/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
03/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 46417
Researcher: Victor Mondragón
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-25228 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-25228
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-354170
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/30/2026 15:21
Updated: 03/30/2026 17:21
Changes: 03/30/2026 15:21 (80), 03/30/2026 17:21 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:F84:103

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