CVE-2018-25291
Project64 2.3.2 Denial of Service via Plugin Directory
Project64 2.3.2 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Plugin Directory settings field that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can input a 6000-byte payload into the Plugin Directory field through the Options > Settings > Directories interface to trigger an application crash when settings are reopened.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Project64 2.3.2 Denial of Service via Plugin Directory
Project64 2.3.2 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Plugin Directory settings field that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can input a 6000-byte payload into the Plugin Directory field through the Options > Settings > Directories interface to trigger an application crash when settings are reopened.
- Record
CVE-2018-25291- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-21811
Project64 2.3.2 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Plugin Directory settings field that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can input a 6000-byte payload into the Plugin Directory field through the Options > Settings > Directories interface to trigger an application crash when settings are reopened.
- Record
EUVD-2018-21811- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fmjp-jh9m-pw4h
Project64 2.3.2 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Plugin Directory settings field...
Project64 2.3.2 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Plugin Directory settings field that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can input a 6000-byte payload into the Plugin Directory field through the Options > Settings > Directories interface to trigger an application crash when settings are reopened.
- Record
GHSA-fmjp-jh9m-pw4h- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
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/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
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Project64 2.3.2 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Plugin Directory settings field that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can input a 6000-byte payload into the Plugin Directory field through the Options > Settings > Directories interface to trigger an application crash when settings are reopened.
- Record
CVE-2018-25291- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
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/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
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-25291 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Pj64-emu Project64, published April 26, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.