CVE-2025-4029: A vulnerability was found in code-projects Personal Diary Management System 1.0 and classified as critical

Routine

MEDIUM 5.3DOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-4029 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.3) affecting personal diary management system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in code-projects Personal Diary Management System 1.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function addrecord of the component New Record Handler. The manipulation of the argument filename leads to stack-based buffer overflow. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.3 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.4% (top 71%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-119, CWE-121, CWE-787
Published	2025-04-28
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: fabian

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-04-28 17:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 09:32 UTCUpdated Record last modified

fabian personal diary management system DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy personal-diary-management-system || rpm -q personal-diary-management-system || personal-diary-management-system --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison personal-diary-management-system sudo apt install personal-diary-management-system=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo apt-mark hold personal-diary-management-system

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list personal-diary-management-system sudo dnf downgrade personal-diary-management-system-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add personal-diary-management-system

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-4029?

personal diary management system: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-4029 being exploited?

CVE-2025-4029 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-4029 affect?

CVE-2025-4029 affects personal diary management system. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.3). A vulnerability was found in code-projects Personal Diary Management System 1.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function addrecord of the component New Record Handler. The manipulation of the argument filename lead

How urgent is CVE-2025-4029?

Priority 31/100. Public exploit reference

References

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