CVE-2018-25223 | Crashmail 1.6 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnera… | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

Description

Crashmail 1.6 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending malicious input to the application. Attackers can craft payloads with ROP chains to achieve code execution in the application context, with failed attempts potentially causing denial of service.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2018-25223
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-03-28 11:48 UTC
Published: 2026-03-28 11:58 UTC
Last updated: 2026-04-01 14:03 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
Vendor / Product: crashmail / Crashmail
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: PoC
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
crashmail	Crashmail	—	1.6

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-787	cna	Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3	CRITICAL	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References (4)

ExploitDB-44331 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44331
Official Product Homepage http://ftnapps.sourceforge.net/crashmail.html
Official Product Homepage http://exploitpack.com
VulnCheck Advisory: Crashmail 1.6 Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/crashmail-stack-based-buffer-overflow-remote-code-execution