Description
Prime95 29.4b7 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the PrimeNet connection dialog that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the optional proxy password field. Attackers can trigger a denial of service by entering a 6000-byte payload into the proxy password parameter, causing the application to crash when processing the connection settings.
Published: 2026-04-26
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Description Prime95 29.4b7 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the PrimeNet connection dialog that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the optional proxy password field. Attackers can trigger a denial of service by entering a 6000-byte payload into the proxy password parameter, causing the application to crash when processing the connection settings.
Title Prime95 29.4b7 Denial of Service via Proxy Password Field
First Time appeared Mersenne
Mersenne prime95
Weaknesses CWE-120
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mersenne:prime95:29.4b7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mersenne:prime95:30.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mersenne:prime95:30.7:build9:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mersenne
Mersenne prime95
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Mersenne Prime95
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-26T13:19:22.545Z

Reserved: 2026-04-26T13:11:04.130Z

Link: CVE-2018-25293

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