📄 Description (English)
Textpad 8.1.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long buffer string through the Run command interface. Attackers can paste a 5000-byte payload into the Command field via Tools > Run to trigger a buffer overflow that crashes the application.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2018-25271 is a local denial of service vulnerability in Textpad 8.1.2 that allows attackers to crash the application through buffer overflow via the Run command interface. The vulnerability requires local access and user interaction to exploit, making it a lower-risk threat. No patch is currently available, and no public exploits exist.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 22, 2026 02:57
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Impact on Saudi organizations is minimal due to the local-only nature of the vulnerability. Textpad is primarily used by individual developers and technical staff rather than enterprise systems. Government agencies and financial institutions using Textpad for administrative tasks could experience service disruption if malicious insiders or compromised local accounts exploit this vulnerability. The risk is primarily to business continuity rather than data confidentiality or integrity.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government
Education
Software Development
IT Services
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
2.5
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Restrict local access to systems running Textpad 8.1.2 to trusted users only
2. Disable or remove the Run command feature if not required for business operations
3. Monitor for suspicious use of the Run command interface
Compensating Controls:
1. Implement application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized execution
2. Use endpoint protection with behavioral monitoring to detect abnormal application crashes
3. Restrict user permissions to prevent local privilege escalation
4. Consider upgrading to Textpad 8.2 or later if available
Detection:
1. Monitor application crash logs for Textpad instances
2. Alert on repeated failed Run command attempts with unusually long input strings
3. Track user access to Tools > Run functionality
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تقييد الوصول المحلي للأنظمة التي تعمل بـ Textpad 8.1.2 للمستخدمين الموثوقين فقط
2. تعطيل أو إزالة ميزة أمر التشغيل إذا لم تكن مطلوبة للعمليات التجارية
3. مراقبة الاستخدام المريب لواجهة أمر التشغيل
الضوابط البديلة:
1. تنفيذ قائمة بيضاء للتطبيقات لمنع التنفيذ غير المصرح به
2. استخدام حماية نقطة النهاية مع المراقبة السلوكية للكشف عن أعطال التطبيقات غير الطبيعية
3. تقييد أذونات المستخدم لمنع تصعيد الامتيازات المحلية
4. النظر في الترقية إلى Textpad 8.2 أو إصدار أحدث إن أمكن
الكشف:
1. مراقبة سجلات أعطال التطبيقات لمثيلات Textpad
2. التنبيه على محاولات أمر التشغيل الفاشلة المتكررة مع سلاسل إدخال طويلة بشكل غير عادي
3. تتبع وصول المستخدم إلى وظيفة Tools > Run
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information security policies and procedures
A.8.1.1 - User access management
A.12.2.1 - Change management procedures
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 - Software inventory and management
PR.AC-1 - Access control policy enforcement
DE.CM-1 - System monitoring and anomaly detection
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1 - Management direction for information security
A.8.1 - User registration and de-registration
A.12.2 - Restrictions on software installation
A.14.2 - Security requirements analysis and specification
🔗 References & Sources 4
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https://textpad.com
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45956
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://www.textpad.com/download/v81/win32/txpeng812-32.zip
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/textpad-denial-of-service-via-run-command
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