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CVE-2018-25225: SIPP 3.3 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow via Configuration File

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-03-28 · updated 2026-10-07
• Weakness: CWE-306

Description

SIPP 3.3 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying malicious input in the configuration file. Attackers can craft a configuration file with oversized values that overflow a stack buffer, overwriting the return address and executing arbitrary code through return-oriented programming gadgets.

Affected products

• sipp: 3.3

References

• http://sipp.sourceforge.net/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45288
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sipp-stack-based-buffer-overflow-via-configuration-file

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