CVE-2018-25301
Published: 29 April 2026
Summary
CVE-2018-25301 is a high-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Tomsguide (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.6 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203); ranked at the 5.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-16 (Memory Protection).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2018-25301 is a structured exception handling (SEH) local buffer overflow vulnerability in Easy MPEG to DVD Burner version 1.7.11. The flaw occurs when the application processes a malicious username string, leading to overflow of the SEH chain and enabling arbitrary code execution. It is classified under CWE-120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.4 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability from a local attack vector with low complexity and no privileges required.
Local attackers can exploit this vulnerability by supplying a crafted payload as the username, consisting of junk data to fill the buffer, followed by SEH chain pointers and shellcode. This overwrites the SEH handler, redirecting execution flow to the attacker's shellcode, which can run arbitrary commands such as launching calc.exe. The attack requires local access to the system running the vulnerable software but no user interaction beyond providing the malicious input.
Advisories and exploit details are available in referenced sources, including an Exploit-DB entry (https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44565) demonstrating a proof-of-concept payload, a VulnCheck advisory (https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/easy-mpeg-to-dvd-burner-seh-local-buffer-overflow), and the software download page (https://downloads.tomsguide.com/MPEG-Easy-Burner,0301-10418.html). No patches or specific mitigations are detailed in the provided information.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2018-21822
Vulnerability details
Easy MPEG to DVD Burner 1.7.11 contains a structured exception handling (SEH) local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a malicious username string. Attackers can craft a payload containing junk data, SEH chain…
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pointers, and shellcode that overwrites the SEH handler to redirect execution and run arbitrary commands like opening calc.exe.
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Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
Local SEH buffer overflow enables arbitrary code execution in a client application via crafted input, directly matching Exploitation for Client Execution.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Requires validation of username string inputs to check size and content, directly preventing the buffer overflow exploited in CVE-2018-25301.
Implements memory protections like DEP and ASLR that block SEH chain overwrites and arbitrary code execution from the buffer overflow.
Mandates monitoring, prioritization, and remediation of flaws like this SEH buffer overflow vulnerability to eliminate exploitation risk.