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CVE-2018-25281

Medium
CWE-120 — Weakness Type
Published: Apr 26, 2026  ·  Modified: Apr 29, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
5.5
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

iCash 7.6.5 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized payload through the Connect to Server dialog. Attackers can paste a 7000-byte string into the Host field and click Connect to trigger an application crash.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2018-25281 is a local buffer overflow vulnerability in iCash 7.6.5 that allows attackers to crash the application through oversized input in the Connect to Server dialog. While the CVSS score is moderate (5.5), the lack of available patches and the simplicity of exploitation pose operational risks to organizations using this financial management software. The vulnerability requires local access but presents a denial-of-service threat to business continuity.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 25, 2026 05:19
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi financial institutions and accounting firms using iCash 7.6.5 are at risk of operational disruption. The vulnerability primarily affects: (1) Banking sector — internal accounting and reconciliation systems; (2) Government finance departments — budget management and reporting systems; (3) Accounting firms and SMEs — client financial management operations. The lack of patch availability increases risk exposure for organizations unable to upgrade. Local access requirement limits external exploitation but insider threats and compromised workstations pose significant risk in Saudi enterprises.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services Government Finance Departments Accounting and Audit Firms Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Healthcare Finance Operations
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
5.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify all systems running iCash 7.6.5 across the organization
2. Restrict local access to iCash installations through access controls and user privilege management
3. Implement application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized modifications
4. Monitor for suspicious process termination events related to iCash

Patching Guidance:
1. Contact iCash vendor for patch availability or upgrade timeline
2. If no patch is available, plan immediate upgrade to latest iCash version
3. Test upgrades in isolated environment before production deployment

Compensating Controls:
1. Implement input validation at application level if source code access available
2. Deploy application sandboxing or containerization to limit crash impact
3. Establish automated backup and recovery procedures for financial data
4. Implement file integrity monitoring on iCash configuration and data files
5. Use network segmentation to isolate financial systems from general user networks

Detection Rules:
1. Monitor for iCash process crashes with event ID 1000 (Application Error)
2. Alert on oversized input attempts to network services on iCash ports
3. Track failed connection attempts with unusually long hostname strings
4. Monitor system logs for repeated application restarts within short timeframes
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع الأنظمة التي تعمل بـ iCash 7.6.5 في المنظمة
2. تقييد الوصول المحلي إلى تثبيتات iCash من خلال عناصر التحكم في الوصول وإدارة امتيازات المستخدم
3. تنفيذ قائمة بيضاء للتطبيقات لمنع التعديلات غير المصرح بها
4. مراقبة أحداث إنهاء العملية المريبة المتعلقة بـ iCash

إرشادات التصحيح:
1. الاتصال بمورد iCash للاستفسار عن توفر التصحيح أو جدول الترقية
2. إذا لم يكن هناك تصحيح متاح، خطط للترقية الفورية إلى أحدث إصدار من iCash
3. اختبر الترقيات في بيئة معزولة قبل نشرها في الإنتاج

عناصر التحكم البديلة:
1. تنفيذ التحقق من صحة الإدخال على مستوى التطبيق إذا كان الوصول إلى الكود المصدري متاحاً
2. نشر الحماية الرملية للتطبيقات أو الحاويات لتحديد تأثير الأعطال
3. إنشاء إجراءات النسخ الاحتياطي والاسترجاع التلقائية لبيانات المالية
4. تنفيذ مراقبة سلامة الملفات على ملفات تكوين وبيانات iCash
5. استخدام تقسيم الشبكة لعزل الأنظمة المالية عن شبكات المستخدمين العامة

قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة أعطال عملية iCash مع معرف الحدث 1000 (خطأ التطبيق)
2. تنبيه محاولات الإدخال المفرط الحجم للخدمات على منافذ iCash
3. تتبع محاولات الاتصال الفاشلة مع سلاسل أسماء المضيفين الطويلة بشكل غير عادي
4. مراقبة سجلات النظام لإعادة تشغيل التطبيق المتكررة في فترات زمنية قصيرة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 — Information security requirements for software development ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 — Management of technical vulnerabilities ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 — Establishment of user access rights
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.BE-1 — Business Environment and Objectives SAMA CSF PR.IP-12 — Software Development and Quality Assurance SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 — Detection and Analysis
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 — User endpoint devices ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2 — Privileged access rights ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6 — Management of technical vulnerabilities
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.2 — Ensure security patches are installed within one month of release PCI DSS 11.2 — Run automated vulnerability scans quarterly
📊 CVSS Score
5.5
/ 10.0 — Medium
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack VectorL — Low / Local
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredN — None / Network
User InteractionR — Required
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityN — None / Network
IntegrityN — None / Network
AvailabilityH — High
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Medium
CVSS Score5.5
CWECWE-120
EPSS0.01%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-04-26
Source Feed nvd
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
5.8
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: HIGH
🏷️ Tags
CWE-120
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