CVE-2018-25356 (GCVE-0-2018-25356)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-23 18:30 – Updated: 2026-05-23 18:30
VLAI?
Title
SIPp 3.6 Local Buffer Overflow via Command-line Arguments
Summary
SIPp 3.6 and earlier contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in command-line argument handling that allows local attackers to crash the application or execute arbitrary code. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability by supplying oversized input to the -3pcc, -i, or -log_file parameters, causing strcpy to write beyond buffer boundaries in sipp.cpp.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44962 | exploit |
| http://sipp.sourceforge.net/ | product |
| https://github.com/SIPp/sipp/releases | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sipp-local-b… | third-party-advisory |
Date Public ?
2018-06-30 00:00
Credits
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