Findings

CVE-2018-25285

Fathom 2.4 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Authorization Code field that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting an oversized input string.

Published Apr 26, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026

Fathom 2.4 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Authorization Code field that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting an oversized input string. Attackers can paste a 6000-byte payload into the Authorization Code field and click Activate to trigger a denial of service condition.

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  1. Apr 26, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Fathom 2.4 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Authorization Code field that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting an oversized input string. Attackers can paste a 6000-byte payload into the Authorization Code field and click Activate to trigger a denial of service condition.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Fathom 2.4 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Authorization Code field that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting an oversized input string. Attackers can paste a 6000-byte payload into the Authorization Code field and click Activate to trigger a denial of service condition.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-25285

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  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2018-25285

    Fathom 2.4 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Authorization Code field that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting an oversized input string. Attackers can paste a 6000-byte payload into the Authorization Code field and click Activate to trigge

    nvd.nist.gov

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