VDB-359700 · CVE-2018-25289 · Exploit 45245

Ezbsystems Softdisk 3.0.3 Registration Name buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Ezbsystems Softdisk 3.0.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument Registration Name results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-25289. Attacking locally is a requirement. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ezbsystems Softdisk 3.0.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument Registration Name 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:

Softdisk 3.0.3 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration code dialog that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized string. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability by entering a 6000-byte payload in the Registration Name field through the Help menu's Enter Registration Code dialog to cause a denial of service.

The weakness was published by Gionathan Reale as 45245. The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-25289 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-2018-21809). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Ezbsystems

Name

Softdisk

Version

3.0.3

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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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: 45245
Researcher: Gionathan Reale
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-25289 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-25289
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-359700
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/26/2026 16:11
Updated: 04/27/2026 00:26
Changes: 04/26/2026 16:11 (79), 04/27/2026 00:26 (1)
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