📄 Description (English)
Excel Password Recovery Professional 8.2.0.0 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying an excessively long string to the 'E-Mail and Registrations Code' field. Attackers can paste a crafted payload containing 5000 bytes of data into the registration field to trigger a crash when the Register button is clicked.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2018-25215 is a local buffer overflow vulnerability in Excel Password Recovery Professional 8.2.0.0 that allows attackers to cause denial of service through a crafted payload in the registration field. With no available patch and no public exploit, the risk is moderate but requires immediate attention for organizations using this software. The vulnerability requires local access and user interaction, limiting its scope but still posing operational risks.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 25, 2026 03:01
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily affects Saudi organizations using Excel Password Recovery Professional for password management and recovery operations. Government entities (NCA, NCSC), banking sector (SAMA-regulated institutions), and corporate enterprises managing sensitive data are at risk. The impact is localized to systems where the software is installed, potentially affecting data recovery operations and causing service disruptions. Organizations in healthcare and energy sectors using this tool for credential management face operational continuity risks.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government
Banking
Healthcare
Energy
Telecommunications
Corporate Enterprises
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
4.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Inventory all systems running Excel Password Recovery Professional 8.2.0.0 across your organization
2. Restrict access to the application to trusted administrators only
3. Disable or remove the software if not critical to operations
4. Implement application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized execution
Compensating Controls:
1. Monitor process execution logs for crashes or abnormal termination of the application
2. Implement input validation at the application level if source code access is available
3. Use application sandboxing or virtualization to isolate the software
4. Restrict user permissions to prevent malicious input injection
5. Monitor for suspicious registration attempts with unusually long strings
Detection Rules:
1. Alert on Excel Password Recovery Professional crashes with buffer overflow signatures
2. Monitor for registration field inputs exceeding 1000 characters
3. Track application error codes related to memory access violations
4. Log all registration attempts with payload analysis
Long-term:
1. Evaluate alternative password recovery solutions with active security support
2. Plan migration away from unsupported software
3. Implement secure credential management systems with proper security updates
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. قم بحصر جميع الأنظمة التي تقوم بتشغيل Excel Password Recovery Professional 8.2.0.0 عبر مؤسستك
2. قيد الوصول إلى التطبيق للمسؤولين الموثوقين فقط
3. عطل أو أزل البرنامج إذا لم يكن حرجاً للعمليات
4. طبق قائمة التطبيقات المسموحة لمنع التنفيذ غير المصرح به
الضوابط التعويضية:
1. راقب سجلات تنفيذ العمليات لأعطال أو إنهاء غير طبيعي للتطبيق
2. طبق التحقق من صحة الإدخال على مستوى التطبيق إذا كان لديك وصول إلى الكود المصدري
3. استخدم عزل التطبيقات أو المحاكاة الافتراضية لعزل البرنامج
4. قيد أذونات المستخدم لمنع حقن الإدخال الضار
5. راقب محاولات التسجيل المريبة بسلاسل طويلة بشكل غير عادي
قواعد الكشف:
1. تنبيه على أعطال Excel Password Recovery Professional مع توقيعات تجاوز المخزن المؤقت
2. راقب مدخلات حقل التسجيل التي تتجاوز 1000 حرف
3. تتبع رموز خطأ التطبيق المتعلقة بانتهاكات الوصول إلى الذاكرة
4. سجل جميع محاولات التسجيل مع تحليل الحمولة
المدى الطويل:
1. قيم حلول استرجاع كلمات المرور البديلة مع دعم أمان نشط
2. خطط للهجرة بعيداً عن البرامج غير المدعومة
3. طبق أنظمة إدارة بيانات الاعتماد الآمنة مع تحديثات أمان مناسبة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Monitoring of system use
🔵 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.12.2.1 - Monitoring of system use