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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-25262

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.

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1 Nov 2026, 07:29 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2018-25262

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Apr 2026, 16:16 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2018-25262
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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      ],
      "affected": [
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              "repo": "https://github.com/angryip/ipscan",
              "type": "GIT",
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                      {
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                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
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          "versions": [
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:54.114263927Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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        "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/angry-ip-scanner-for-linux-denial-of-service",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46038"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 438074,
  "published_at": "2026-04-22T16:16:46.753+00:00"
}