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CVE-2018-25285

Published: Apr 26, 2026

Modified: Apr 27, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

5.5

MEDIUM

Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Fathom	Fathom	affected `2.4`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

References

ExploitDB-45294

exploit

Official Product Homepage

product

Product Reference

product

VulnCheck Advisory: Fathom 2.4 Denial of Service via Authorization Code Buffer Overflow

third-party-advisory

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