CVE-2025-4499
📋 TL;DR
A critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Simple Hospital Management System 1.0. Attackers with local access can exploit this by manipulating name/disease parameters in the Add Information function, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. This affects all installations of version 1.0.
💻 Affected Systems
- Simple Hospital Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Local attacker gains full system control, potentially compromising patient data, installing malware, or pivoting to other systems.
Likely Case
Local user or malware with access to the system exploits the vulnerability to escalate privileges or execute arbitrary code.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and network segmentation, impact is limited to the local system where the vulnerable software runs.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit has been publicly disclosed and requires local access to the system running the vulnerable software.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://code-projects.org/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider upgrading to a newer version if available, or implement workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable component
allDisable or restrict access to the Add Information functionality if not required
Implement strict input validation
allAdd input validation to sanitize name and disease parameters before processing
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls to limit who can access the system locally
- Deploy application whitelisting to prevent execution of unauthorized code
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if Simple Hospital Management System version 1.0 is installed on the systemCheck Version:
Check application version through system documentation or application interfaceVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that version 1.0 is no longer present or that input validation has been implemented📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual process creation from the hospital management system
- Multiple failed attempts to access Add Information function with long parameters
Network Indicators:
- Not applicable - local vulnerability
SIEM Query:
Process creation events from hospital management system with unusual parent processes or command line arguments containing long strings