Free IP Switcher 3.1 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the Computer Name field. Attackers can paste a malicious payload into the Computer Name input field and click Activate to trigger a denial of service condition that crashes the application.

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Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:15:00 +0000

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Description Free IP Switcher 3.1 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the Computer Name field. Attackers can paste a malicious payload into the Computer Name input field and click Activate to trigger a denial of service condition that crashes the application.
Title Free IP Switcher 3.1 Denial of Service via Computer Name
Weaknesses CWE-787
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

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Updated: 2026-03-30T11:02:22.499Z

Reserved: 2026-03-30T10:55:56.362Z

Link: CVE-2018-25230

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-30T12:16:16.637

Modified: 2026-03-30T13:26:07.647

Link: CVE-2018-25230

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