📄 Description (English)
Drive Power Manager 1.10 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the Name field. Attackers can paste a 6000-byte payload into the Name field and click Register to trigger a denial of service condition.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2018-25287 is a local buffer overflow vulnerability in Drive Power Manager 1.10 that allows attackers to cause denial of service by inputting excessively long strings in the Name field. With a CVSS score of 5.5 and no available patch, this vulnerability poses a moderate risk to organizations using this software. The attack requires local access and user interaction, limiting its immediate threat scope but requiring mitigation strategies.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 25, 2026 05:18
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily affects organizations using Drive Power Manager 1.10 for storage or power management. In Saudi Arabia, potential impact includes: Government IT infrastructure (NCA oversight), banking sector IT operations (SAMA-regulated), healthcare facilities managing medical device power systems, and energy sector IT support systems. The local-only attack vector limits exposure, but organizations with shared workstations or multi-user systems face elevated risk. No specific prevalence data available for Saudi deployments.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government IT Operations
Banking and Financial Services
Healthcare
Energy and Utilities
Telecommunications
Manufacturing
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
4.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify all systems running Drive Power Manager 1.10 across your organization
2. Restrict local access to affected systems through access controls and user privilege management
3. Implement input validation controls to reject excessively long strings (>255 characters) in Name fields
4. Monitor for application crashes and unexpected terminations
Compensating Controls:
5. Deploy application whitelisting to restrict Drive Power Manager execution
6. Implement endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to monitor for buffer overflow exploitation attempts
7. Restrict user permissions to prevent unauthorized software installation
8. Enable Windows Event Viewer logging for application crashes (Event ID 1000)
Long-term:
9. Contact vendor for patch availability or upgrade timeline
10. Evaluate alternative power management solutions with active vendor support
11. Implement network segmentation to isolate affected systems
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع الأنظمة التي تعمل بـ Drive Power Manager 1.10 في المنظمة
2. تقييد الوصول المحلي للأنظمة المتأثرة من خلال عناصر التحكم في الوصول وإدارة امتيازات المستخدم
3. تطبيق عناصر التحكم في التحقق من صحة الإدخال لرفض السلاسل الطويلة جداً (>255 حرف) في حقول الاسم
4. مراقبة أعطال التطبيق والإنهاء غير المتوقع
عناصر التحكم البديلة:
5. نشر قائمة بيضاء للتطبيقات لتقييد تنفيذ Drive Power Manager
6. تطبيق حلول الكشف والاستجابة على نقاط النهاية (EDR) لمراقبة محاولات استغلال تجاوز المخزن المؤقت
7. تقييد أذونات المستخدم لمنع تثبيت البرامج غير المصرح بها
8. تفعيل تسجيل Windows Event Viewer لأعطال التطبيقات (معرف الحدث 1000)
المدى الطويل:
9. الاتصال بالمورد للحصول على توفر التصحيح أو جدول زمني للترقية
10. تقييم حلول إدارة الطاقة البديلة مع دعم المورد النشط
11. تطبيق تقسيم الشبكة لعزل الأنظمة المتأثرة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information security policies and procedures
A.6.1.1 - Access control policy
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 - Software development and acquisition security
DE.CM-8 - Vulnerability scans
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
A.5.1.1 - Information security policies