CVE-2018-25293

6.9 mediumEPSS 0.1%

Prime95 29.4b7 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the PrimeNet connection dialog that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the optional proxy password field. Attackers can trigger a denial of service by entering a 6000-byte payload into the proxy password parameter, causing the application to crash when processing the connection settings.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

6.9 medium

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

CVSS 3.1

6.2 medium

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

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 3% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-120
Published: 2026-04-26
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

http://www.mersenne.org
http://www.mersenne.org/ftp_root/gimps/p95v294b7.win32.zip
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45226
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/prime95-29-4b7-denial-of-service-via-proxy-password-field

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