CVE-2018-25313Public exploit

Application crash via oversized proxy host name

Published Apr 29, 2026 · Updated Apr 29, 2026

Buffer overflow in the proxy configuration handler in Flexense Ltd. SysGauge 4.5.18 allows local users to crash the application. The Options menu copies an oversized Proxy Server Host Name value into a fixed-size buffer when manual proxy settings are saved, without enforcing the buffer limit. Any user able to open the local GUI and save manual proxy settings can terminate the running SysGauge process; no data read or write is reported.

CVSS severity6.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.12%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Buffer overflow in the proxy configuration handler in Flexense Ltd. SysGauge 4.5.18 allows local users to crash the application. The Options menu copies an oversized Proxy Server Host Name value into a fixed-size buffer when manual proxy settings are saved, without enforcing the buffer limit. Any user able to open the local GUI and save manual proxy settings can terminate the running SysGauge process; no data read or write is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2018-25313
Published
Apr 29, 2026
Updated
Apr 29, 2026
Vendor
Flexense Ltd.
Product
SysGauge
Classifications
CWE-120, T1499.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 29, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.5.18

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Flexense Ltd. · SysGaugeversion=4.5.18

Published CVSS scores

6.9VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
6.2VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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