Answer in brief
CVE-2018-25253 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability in Termite 3.4 Denial of Service via Settings Buffer Overflow. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Compuphase/Termite (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.9. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Compuphase/Termite (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Compuphase/Termitegeneric | 3.4 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Apr 4, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 1, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 1, 2026
Termite 3.4 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the User interface language settings field that allows local attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can paste a 2000-byte payload into the Settings User interface language field to crash the application.
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