CVE-2018-25328

high

Published 2026-05-17 · Modified 2026-05-18

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

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

80%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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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

CWEs

CWE-120

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