Angry IP Scanner for Linux 3.5.3 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying malformed input to the port selection field. Attackers can craft a malicious string containing buffer overflow patterns and paste it into the Preferences Ports tab to trigger an application crash.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Description Angry IP Scanner for Linux 3.5.3 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying malformed input to the port selection field. Attackers can craft a malicious string containing buffer overflow patterns and paste it into the Preferences Ports tab to trigger an application crash.
Title Angry IP Scanner for Linux 3.5.3 Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-22T15:59:35.159Z

Reserved: 2026-04-22T11:25:18.524Z

Link: CVE-2018-25262

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-22T15:57:37.011Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-22T16:16:46.753

Modified: 2026-04-22T21:23:52.620

Link: CVE-2018-25262

cve-icon Redhat

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