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Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-25287 is a local denial-of-service issue in Hdtune Drive Power Manager 1.10. A user with local access to the application can cause it to crash by entering an overly long value in the Name field during registration.
Executive priority
Medium priority. Treat as an endpoint stability risk rather than a confirmed remote compromise path. Prioritize remediation on shared workstations, kiosks, or systems where untrusted local users can access the application.
Technical view
Drive Power Manager 1.10 is reported to contain a CWE-120 buffer overflow in handling of the registration Name field. The CVSS v4.0 score is 6.8 with local attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction present, and high impact to vulnerable-system availability. The bundle does not provide evidence of code execution, privilege escalation, remote exploitation, or vendor patch details.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to systems where Hdtune Drive Power Manager version 1.10 is installed and accessible to local users. Internet-facing exposure is not indicated by the supplied sources.
Exploitation context
A public ExploitDB reference is included, so proof-of-concept information appears to be publicly available. The CVE is not listed as KEV in the bundle, and the supplied sources do not support a claim of active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The vulnerability record describes denial of service through local UI input handling. Patch evidence is not included in the provided bundle, so remediation should be tied to confirmed vendor guidance or removal/replacement decisions. No active exploitation claim should be made from these sources.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory endpoints for Drive Power Manager 1.10 and prioritize removal or replacement where it is not required.
- Check the official vendor/product site and trusted advisory sources for any updated version or vendor guidance before assuming a patch exists.
- Limit use of the affected application to trusted local users and avoid running it with unnecessary privileges.
- Where the application is business-critical, isolate affected systems operationally and monitor for repeated application crashes until vendor guidance is confirmed.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Drive Power Manager 1.10 is installed on managed endpoints.
- Verify the installed version against the affected version listed in the CVE source bundle.
- Review application and endpoint logs for repeated crashes associated with registration or profile-name handling.
- Do not perform crash-triggering validation on production systems unless explicitly approved and controlled.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.8 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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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CVSS vector scores
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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——Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
6.8MediumVector: 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
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-45299CVE reference · exploit
- Official Product HomepageCVE reference · product
- VulnCheck Advisory: Drive Power Manager 1.10 Denial of Service via Name FieldCVE reference · third-party-advisory
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CWE details
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Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.