📄 Description (English)
Socusoft 3GP Photo Slideshow 8.05 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration dialog that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting structured exception handling. Attackers can craft malicious input in the Registration Name and Registration Key fields to overwrite the SEH chain and execute shellcode for reverse shell access.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2018-25376 is a local buffer overflow vulnerability in Socusoft 3GP Photo Slideshow 8.05 that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through SEH chain manipulation. With a CVSS score of 8.4, this vulnerability poses a significant risk to users running the affected software, particularly in environments where local access is possible. No patch is currently available, requiring immediate mitigation through alternative controls.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 29, 2026 02:02
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily affects individual users and small organizations in Saudi Arabia using Socusoft 3GP Photo Slideshow for multimedia processing. While not directly targeting critical infrastructure, it poses risks to: (1) Government employees using the software on workstations for media editing; (2) Educational institutions (universities, training centers) where the software may be installed; (3) Media and entertainment sector professionals; (4) Small businesses in the creative industry. The local nature of the exploit limits widespread impact, but compromised systems could serve as entry points for lateral movement in networked environments.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government
Education
Media and Entertainment
Small Business
Creative Industry
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
5.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify and inventory all systems running Socusoft 3GP Photo Slideshow 8.05 across the organization
2. Restrict local access to affected systems and implement principle of least privilege
3. Disable or uninstall the software if not critical to operations
4. If uninstallation is not feasible, restrict user permissions to prevent execution of the registration dialog
Compensating Controls:
1. Implement application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized code execution
2. Deploy Data Execution Prevention (DEP) and Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) at the OS level
3. Monitor process creation and memory injection attempts using EDR solutions
4. Restrict local administrative privileges to prevent SEH exploitation
5. Implement file integrity monitoring on system binaries
Detection Rules:
1. Monitor for unusual process creation from Socusoft 3GP Photo Slideshow executable
2. Alert on structured exception handler chain modifications
3. Detect reverse shell connections from affected systems
4. Monitor registry modifications related to SEH handlers
5. Track failed and successful registration dialog interactions with suspicious input patterns
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد وحصر جميع الأنظمة التي تقوم بتشغيل Socusoft 3GP Photo Slideshow 8.05 عبر المنظمة
2. تقييد الوصول المحلي للأنظمة المتأثرة وتطبيق مبدأ الامتيازات الأقل
3. تعطيل أو إلغاء تثبيت البرنامج إذا لم يكن حرجاً للعمليات
4. إذا لم يكن الإلغاء ممكناً، قيد أذونات المستخدم لمنع تنفيذ نافذة التسجيل
الضوابط البديلة:
1. تطبيق قائمة بيضاء للتطبيقات لمنع تنفيذ الأكواد غير المصرح بها
2. نشر Data Execution Prevention (DEP) و Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) على مستوى نظام التشغيل
3. مراقبة إنشاء العمليات ومحاولات حقن الذاكرة باستخدام حلول EDR
4. تقييد امتيازات المسؤول المحلي لمنع استغلال SEH
5. تطبيق مراقبة سلامة الملفات على الملفات الثنائية للنظام
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة إنشاء العمليات غير العادية من ملف Socusoft 3GP Photo Slideshow القابل للتنفيذ
2. التنبيه على تعديلات سلسلة معالج الاستثناءات المنظمة
3. كشف اتصالات الأصداف العكسية من الأنظمة المتأثرة
4. مراقبة تعديلات السجل المتعلقة بمعالجات SEH
5. تتبع محاولات نافذة التسجيل الفاشلة والناجحة مع أنماط إدخال مريبة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies and Procedures
A.6.1.1 - Access Control Policy
A.6.2.1 - User Registration and De-registration
A.8.1.1 - Asset Management
A.12.2.1 - Restrictions on Software Installation
A.12.6.1 - Management of Technical Vulnerabilities
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 - Software Inventory
PR.AC-1 - Access Control Policy
PR.PT-1 - Security Awareness and Training
DE.CM-8 - Vulnerability Scans
RS.MI-2 - Incidents are mitigated
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1 - Management Direction
A.6.1 - Internal Organization
A.8.1 - Asset Inventory
A.12.2 - Restrictions on Software Installation
A.12.6 - Management of Technical Vulnerabilities
A.14.2 - Security Requirements Analysis and Specification