CVE-2018-25224

PMS 0.42 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow via Configuration File

8.6 High

PMS 0.42 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying malicious values in the configuration file. Attackers can craft configuration files with oversized input that overflows the stack buffer and execute shell commands via return-oriented programming gadgets.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.20%Up 0.2 points since Mar 28, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.6

PMS 0.42 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow via Configuration File

Record: CVE-2018-25224
CVSS 4.0: 8.6 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-306
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-21706 8.6

Record: EUVD-2018-21706
CVSS 4.0: 8.6 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f73p-6588-5qgx 8.6

PMS 0.42 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local unauthenticated...

Record: GHSA-f73p-6588-5qgx
CVSS 4.0: 8.6 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-306
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.6

Record: CVE-2018-25224
CVSS 4.0: 8.6 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-306
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-25224 7.8

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2018-25224
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-25224 8.6

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2018-25224
CVSS 4.0: 8.6 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`pms` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.42-10.42-1build1	None known
`pms` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.42-1build10.42-1build2	None known
`pms` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.42-1build30.42-1build4	None known
`pms` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.42-1build4	None known
`pms` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.42-1.10.42-1.1build10.42-1.1build2	None known
`pms` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 0.42-1.1build2	None known
`pms` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 0.42-2	None known
`pms` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.42-1.1build20.42-2	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-25224 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Pms, published March 28, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.