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Vulnerability · CVE-2018-25253

Termite 3.4 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the User interface language settings field that allows local attackers to cause a denial of service by supplyin…

Published Apr 4, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 24, 2026 · the affected product

Last checked Oct 27, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2018-25253. EPSS is 0.18%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.18%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe compuphase/termite

Termite 3.4 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the User interface language settings field that allows local attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can paste a 2000-byte payload into the Settings User interface language field to crash the application.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe compuphase/termite<= 3.4

How to fix CVE-2018-25253

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2018-25253. EPSS is 0.18%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with <= 3.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 0.18%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 4, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Termite 3.4 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the User interface language settings field that allows local attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can paste a 2000-byte payload into the Settings User interface language field to crash the application.

  2. Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Termite 3.4 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the User interface language settings field that allows local attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can paste a 2000-byte payload into the Settings User interface language field to crash the application.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-25253

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2018-25253

    30-day exploitation probability 0.18%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2018-25253

    Termite 3.4 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the User interface language settings field that allows local attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can paste a 2000-byte payload into the Settings User interface language f

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 27, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 24, 2026
  • NIST NVDOct 20, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 16, 2026