Textpad 8.1.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long buffer string through th…

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1. Apr 22, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   Textpad 8.1.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long buffer string through the Run command interface. Attackers can paste a 5000-byte payload into the Command field via Tools > Run to trigger a buffer overflow that crashes the application.

2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   Textpad 8.1.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long buffer string through the Run command interface. Attackers can paste a 5000-byte payload into the Command field via Tools > Run to trigger a buffer overflow that crashes the application.

Affected

• cpe helios/textpad8.1.2

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-25271

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2018-25271

  Textpad 8.1.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long buffer string through the Run command interface. Attackers can paste a 5000-byte payload into the Command field via Tools > Run to trigge

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Product · textpad.com
• Exploit · exploit-db.com
• Broken Link · textpad.com
• Third Party Advisory · vulncheck.com