Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-25426 · published 30 May 2026
CVE-2018-25426: Winmtr classic buffer overflow vulnerability
Winmtr · Winmtr
WinMTR 0.91 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by sending a malformed payload file containing a large buffer of repeated characters. Attackers can create a specially crafted input file with 238 bytes of data to trigger a buffer overflow condition that causes the application to crash.
Description
WinMTR 0.91 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by sending a malformed payload file containing a large buffer of repeated characters. Attackers can create a specially crafted input file with 238 bytes of data to trigger a buffer overflow condition that causes the application to crash.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://winmtr.net | Product |
| http://winmtr.net/winmtr_download/ | Exploit |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45769 | ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/winmtr-denial-of-service-via-buffer-overflow | Third Party Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-25426), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.