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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-25274

Medium
CWE-789 — Weakness Type
Published: Apr 26, 2026  ·  Modified: Apr 29, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
6.2
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

InfraRecorder 0.53 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by importing a maliciously crafted text file. Attackers can create a text file containing 6000 bytes of data and import it through the Edit menu's Import function to trigger an application crash.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

InfraRecorder 0.53 contains a denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2018-25274) that allows local attackers to crash the application by importing a maliciously crafted text file containing 6000 bytes of data. While the CVSS score is moderate (6.2), the lack of available patches and the simplicity of exploitation present operational risks for organizations using this optical media authoring tool. This vulnerability requires local access but poses availability threats to critical infrastructure and government systems that may rely on InfraRecorder for data archival and backup operations.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 22, 2026 02:57
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily impacts Saudi government agencies, research institutions, and critical infrastructure operators that utilize InfraRecorder for optical media management and data archival. The Saudi National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) and organizations under ARAMCO's IT ecosystem may be affected if InfraRecorder is deployed for backup and disaster recovery operations. The lack of available patches creates persistent operational risk for data center operations and government IT departments relying on this legacy tool. Healthcare organizations and financial institutions using InfraRecorder for compliance-mandated data archival face potential service disruption.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government Critical Infrastructure Healthcare Research Institutions Data Centers Energy Sector
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
5.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Inventory all systems running InfraRecorder 0.53 across the organization
2. Restrict local access to systems running InfraRecorder through access controls and user privilege management
3. Disable the Import function if not operationally required
4. Implement application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized file imports

Compensating Controls:
1. Monitor InfraRecorder process execution and file import activities using EDR/XDR solutions
2. Implement file integrity monitoring on directories containing imported files
3. Restrict user permissions to prevent local execution of untrusted files
4. Maintain isolated test environments for validating third-party files before import
5. Create application-level sandboxing or run InfraRecorder in restricted user contexts

Detection Rules:
1. Alert on InfraRecorder crashes or unexpected terminations
2. Monitor for file import operations with file sizes exceeding 5MB
3. Track failed InfraRecorder process executions
4. Log all text file imports through the Edit menu

Long-term Mitigation:
1. Evaluate migration to actively maintained optical media authoring tools
2. Consider containerization of InfraRecorder to limit impact of crashes
3. Implement network segmentation to isolate systems running legacy software
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. حصر جميع الأنظمة التي تعمل بـ InfraRecorder 0.53 في المنظمة
2. تقييد الوصول المحلي للأنظمة من خلال عناصر التحكم في الوصول وإدارة امتيازات المستخدم
3. تعطيل وظيفة الاستيراد إذا لم تكن مطلوبة تشغيلياً
4. تنفيذ قائمة بيضاء للتطبيقات لمنع استيراد الملفات غير المصرح بها

عناصر التحكم التعويضية:
1. مراقبة تنفيذ عمليات InfraRecorder واستيراد الملفات باستخدام حلول EDR/XDR
2. تنفيذ مراقبة سلامة الملفات على الدلائل التي تحتوي على الملفات المستوردة
3. تقييد أذونات المستخدم لمنع تنفيذ الملفات غير الموثوقة محلياً
4. الحفاظ على بيئات اختبار معزولة للتحقق من صحة ملفات الجهات الخارجية قبل الاستيراد
5. إنشاء عزل على مستوى التطبيق أو تشغيل InfraRecorder في سياقات مستخدم مقيدة

قواعد الكشف:
1. التنبيه على أعطال InfraRecorder أو الإنهاء غير المتوقع
2. مراقبة عمليات استيراد الملفات بأحجام ملفات تتجاوز 5 ميجابايت
3. تتبع عمليات InfraRecorder الفاشلة
4. تسجيل جميع استيرادات الملفات النصية من خلال قائمة التحرير

التخفيف طويل الأجل:
1. تقييم الهجرة إلى أدوات تأليف وسائط بصرية يتم صيانتها بنشاط
2. النظر في حاويات InfraRecorder لتحديد تأثير الأعطال
3. تنفيذ تقسيم الشبكة لعزل الأنظمة التي تعمل بالبرامج القديمة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information security policies and procedures A.8.1.1 - User access management and authentication A.12.2.1 - Change management procedures A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.RA-1 - Asset management and vulnerability identification PR.IP-12 - System and information integrity DE.CM-8 - Vulnerability scans
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities A.14.2.1 - Change management A.5.1.1 - Information security policies A.8.1.1 - User access management
📊 CVSS Score
6.2
/ 10.0 — Medium
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack VectorL — Low / Local
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredN — None / Network
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityN — None / Network
IntegrityN — None / Network
AvailabilityH — High
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Medium
CVSS Score6.2
CWECWE-789
EPSS0.01%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-04-26
Source Feed nvd
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
5.8
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: MEDIUM
🏷️ Tags
CWE-789
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