Infiltration-Systems Infiltrator Network Security Scanner 4.6 Scan Target buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Infiltration-Systems Infiltrator Network Security Scanner 4.6. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument Scan Target results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-25280. The attack needs to be approached locally. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Infiltration-Systems Infiltrator Network Security Scanner 4.6. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument Scan Target with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Infiltrator Network Security Scanner 4.6 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized input string. Attackers can paste a 6000-byte payload into the Scan Target field and trigger a denial of service condition when the Scan button is clicked.

The weakness was presented by Gionathan Reale as 45390. The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-25280 since 04/26/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download 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 vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2018-21800). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

04/26/2026 Advisory disclosed
04/26/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
04/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 45390
Researcher: Gionathan Reale
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-25280 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-25280
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-359688
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/26/2026 16:00
Updated: 04/27/2026 01:07
Changes: 04/26/2026 16:00 (80), 04/27/2026 01:07 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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