Description
CEWE Photoshow 6.3.4 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the login dialog that allows attackers to crash the application by submitting oversized input. Attackers can inject 4000 bytes of data into the email address and password fields to trigger a denial of service condition.
Published: 2026-04-26
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

This vulnerability is a classic buffer overflow in the login dialog of CEWE Photoshow 6.3.4. When a user enters an email address or password longer than expected, the application overflows a fixed‑size buffer and crashes. The crash prevents legitimate users from launching the application until it is restarted, resulting in a denial of service. The overflow does not provide a path to execute arbitrary code or gain data access; the impact is limited to availability disruption.

Affected Systems

The affected product is CEWE Photoshow 6.3.4 distributed by Cewe‑Photoworld. No other versions or vendor forks were listed, so the vulnerability appears to be specific to this release.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 8.7 classifies this issue as high severity, yet the EPSS score is less than 1%, indicating a low probability that attackers are targeting it. It is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. An attacker can exploit the weakness by simply launching the application and supplying oversized credentials; no special privileges or network access are required. The attack vector is therefore local or remote application usage, producing a direct denial of service impact.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 28, 2026 at 05:09 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade to a patched version of CEWE Photoshow, or the latest release available from Cewe‑Photoworld.
  • If an update is not currently available, configure application or system security controls to block input strings that exceed the expected length limits for the email and password fields.
  • Monitor the application logs for repeated crashes and set up alerting so that administrators can respond quickly to attempts to trigger the denial of service.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 28, 2026 at 05:09 UTC.

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History

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cewe-photoworld
Cewe-photoworld cewe Photo Show
Vendors & Products Cewe-photoworld
Cewe-photoworld cewe Photo Show

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description CEWE Photoshow 6.3.4 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the login dialog that allows attackers to crash the application by submitting oversized input. Attackers can inject 4000 bytes of data into the email address and password fields to trigger a denial of service condition.
Title CEWE Photoshow 6.3.4 Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-120
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Cewe-photoworld Cewe Photo Show
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-27T14:07:09.708Z

Reserved: 2026-04-26T13:11:11.603Z

Link: CVE-2018-25294

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-27T14:07:05.336Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-04-26T22:17:30.810

Modified: 2026-04-27T18:53:00.053

Link: CVE-2018-25294

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-28T05:15:22Z

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