CVE-2018-25328
VX Search 10.6.18 Local Buffer Overflow via Directory Field
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.6 High
- Published
- May 17, 2026
- Updated
- May 18, 2026
- Reserved
- May 17, 2026
Description
VX Search 10.6.18 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to overwrite the instruction pointer by supplying an oversized string in the directory field. Attackers can craft a malicious input file containing 271 bytes of junk data followed by a return address to execute arbitrary code with application privileges.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.6 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 8.4 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
VX Searchvxsearch |
|
References
- ExploitDB-44494exploit
- Official Product Homepageproduct
- Official Product Homepageproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: VX Search 10.6.18 Local Buffer Overflow via Directory Fieldthird-party-advisory
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