CVE-2018-25251 (GCVE-0-2018-25251)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-04 13:51 – Updated: 2026-04-04 20:00
VLAI?
Title
Snes9K 0.0.9z Buffer Overflow SEH via Netplay Socket
Summary
Snes9K 0.0.9z contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Netplay Socket Port Number field that allows local attackers to trigger a structured exception handler (SEH) overwrite. Attackers can craft a malicious payload and paste it into the Socket Port Number field via the Netplay Options menu to achieve code execution through SEH chain exploitation.
Severity ?
8.6 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Sourceforge Snes9K 0.0.9z Affected: 0.0.9z
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Date Public ?
2018-10-13 00:00
Credits
Abdullah Alıç
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