CVE-2025-4480: Simple College Management System Overflow

CVE-2025-4480 Overview

CVE-2025-4480 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in code-projects Simple College Management System 1.0. The flaw resides in the input function of the Add New Student component. Attackers with local access can manipulate the name or branch arguments to trigger memory corruption on the stack. The vulnerability is classified under [CWE-119] and [CWE-787], reflecting improper bounds checking during input processing. A public exploit disclosure exists, increasing the risk of opportunistic attacks against exposed installations.

Critical Impact
Local attackers can corrupt stack memory in the Add New Student component, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or application crash.

Affected Products

Fabian Simple College Management System 1.0
Component: Add New Student input handler
Arguments affected: name and branch

Discovery Timeline

2025-05-09 - CVE-2025-4480 published to NVD
2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-4480

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability exists in the Add New Student feature of Simple College Management System 1.0. The application accepts user input for student name and branch fields without enforcing length boundaries. When input exceeds the size of the fixed-size stack buffer allocated to receive it, adjacent stack memory is overwritten. This condition allows attackers to corrupt saved return addresses, function pointers, or local variables. Successful exploitation can redirect execution flow or crash the application, depending on stack layout and compiler protections.

Root Cause

The root cause is missing bounds validation on user-supplied input in the student registration routine. The application uses unbounded string copy operations against fixed-size stack buffers. Because neither the length of name nor branch is validated before copying, oversized input flows past the buffer boundary. This aligns with [CWE-787] Out-of-bounds Write behavior on the stack.

Attack Vector

Exploitation requires local access to the host running the application, along with low-privilege user credentials to interact with the input form. No user interaction beyond the attacker's own input is required. A crafted payload delivered through the name or branch argument triggers the overflow. Public exploit details are referenced in the GitHub PoC for CVE Project and the VulDB Analysis Report #308194.

No verified proof-of-concept code is reproduced here. Refer to the linked advisories for technical exploitation specifics.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-4480

Indicators of Compromise

Unexpected crashes or segmentation faults in the Simple College Management System process, particularly when interacting with the Add New Student form.
Abnormally long input strings in student registration logs or database name and branch fields.
Child processes spawned by the application that do not match legitimate workflow behavior.

Detection Strategies

Deploy endpoint monitoring to flag stack corruption events, abnormal process termination, and shellcode-like execution patterns originating from the application binary.
Enable operating system exploit mitigations such as Data Execution Prevention (DEP), Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), and stack canaries, then alert on their violations.
Review application logs for input entries exceeding expected field lengths for name (typical: <64 bytes) and branch (typical: <32 bytes).

Monitoring Recommendations

Monitor local user activity on hosts running the application, focusing on privilege boundary crossings and unusual process behavior.
Track file integrity of the Simple College Management System binaries and configuration files.
Capture process telemetry including command-line arguments and memory access violations for forensic review.

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-4480

Immediate Actions Required

Restrict access to systems running Simple College Management System 1.0 to trusted local users only.
Remove or isolate the application from multi-user environments until a patched version is available.
Enforce input length validation at the network or application proxy layer if the application is exposed through any wrapper.

Patch Information

No official vendor patch has been published for CVE-2025-4480 at the time of writing. The vendor advisory listing is unavailable. Users should consult the Code Projects Resource Hub for future updates and the VulDB #308194 tracking entry for status changes.

Workarounds

Disable the Add New Student functionality if the deployment does not require student registration.
Apply application-layer filtering to reject input strings exceeding safe length thresholds for name and branch.
Run the application under a low-privilege service account inside a sandbox or container to limit the impact of successful exploitation.
Consider migrating to an alternative student management platform with active security maintenance until a fix is available.

bash

# Example: enforce restrictive permissions on the application directory
chown -R appuser:appgroup /opt/simple_college_management_system
chmod -R 750 /opt/simple_college_management_system

# Restrict interactive access to the host
usermod -s /sbin/nologin untrusted_user