CVE-2018-25225

SIPP 3.3 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying malicious input in the configuration file. Attackers can craft a configuration file with oversized values that overflow a stack buffer, overwriting the return address and executing arbitrary code through return-oriented programming gadgets.

CVSS 4.0

8.6CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 9% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-306

Published

2026-03-28

Modified

2026-10-07

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• sipp_project:sipp

References

• http://sipp.sourceforge.net/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45288
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sipp-stack-based-buffer-overflow-via-configuration-file

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