Medium severity6.2NVD Advisory· Published Mar 30, 2026· Updated Apr 8, 2026

CVE-2018-25231

Description

HeidiSQL 9.5.0.5196 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long file path in the logging preferences. Attackers can input a buffer-overflow payload through the SQL log file path field in Preferences > Logging to trigger an application crash.

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Affected products

Heidisql/Heidisql2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:heidisql:heidisql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:heidisql:heidisql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=9.5.0.5196
- (no CPE)range: =9.5.0.5196

Patches

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References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45806nvdExploitVDB Entry
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/heidisql-denial-of-service-via-preferencesnvdThird Party Advisory
www.heidisql.comnvdProduct
www.heidisql.com/download.phpnvdProduct

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