# CVE-2018-25285

> Vulnerability · severity: **MEDIUM** (CVSS 5.5).

## Description

Fathom 2.4 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Authorization Code field that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting an oversized input string. Attackers can paste a 6000-byte payload into the Authorization Code field and click Activate to trigger a denial of service condition.

## Key facts

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2018-25285
- **Published:** 2026-04-26
- **CVSS severity:** MEDIUM
- **CVSS base score:** 5.5
- **CWE codes:** CWE-120

## Primary sources

- NIST NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25285

## Citation

> AI Analytics. CVE-2018-25285. Retrieved 2026-07-13 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cve/CVE-2018-25285. Derived from NIST NVD. Licensed CC0.

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