SecuriTricks - CVE-2018-25328

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Vx Search	Vx Search	10.6.18

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	vx_search	vx_search	10.6.18	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

http://www.vxsearch.com

https://www.7elements.co.uk

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44494

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vx-search-local-buffer-overflow-via-directory-field

CVSS Score

8.6 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: NONE
Privileges Required: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH
Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: May 17, 2026, 1:16 p.m.
Last Modified: May 18, 2026, 5:38 p.m.

Status : Deferred

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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CVE-2018-25328