CVE-2018-25222

high

Published 2026-03-28 · Modified 2026-05-01

CVSS v3

8.4

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2

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VIR risk

8.4

Description

SC v7.16 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying oversized input that exceeds buffer boundaries. Attackers can craft malicious input strings exceeding 1052 bytes to overwrite the instruction pointer and execute shellcode in the application context.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

80%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-25222

OS impact

OS	Version	Status
debian	bookworm	affected
debian	bullseye	affected
debian	forky	affected
debian	sid	affected
debian	trixie	affected

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44279
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sc-stack-based-buffer-overflow-remote-code-execution
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-25222

CWEs

CWE-787

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.