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Description

HeidiSQL 9.5.0.5196 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long file path in the logging preferences. Attackers can input a buffer-overflow payload through the SQL log file path field in Preferences > Logging to trigger an application crash.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-03-30 | Published 2026-03-30 | Updated 2026-03-30 | Assigner VulnCheck




MEDIUM: 6.9CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
MEDIUM: 6.2CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem types

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')

Product status

9.5.0.5196
affected

Credits

Victor Mondragón finder

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45806 (ExploitDB-45806) exploit

www.heidisql.com/ (Official Product Homepage) product

www.heidisql.com/download.php (Product Reference) product

www.vulncheck.com/...disql-denial-of-service-via-preferences (VulnCheck Advisory: HeidiSQL 9.5.0.5196 Denial of Service via Preferences) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2018-25231)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2018-25231)

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