Vulnerability details
CVE-2018-25220
bochs BOCHS
Bochs 2.6-5 Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution
CVSS 4.0
9.3Critical
Official description
Bochs 2.6-5 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized input string to the application. Attackers can craft a malicious payload with 1200 bytes of padding followed by a return-oriented programming chain to overwrite the instruction pointer and execute shell commands with application privileges.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3Critical | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 9.8Critical | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bochs | BOCHS | 2.6-5 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
3- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43979 exploit
- http://bochs.sourceforge.net/ product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bochs-5-buffer-overflow-remote-code-execution third-party-advisory
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Details
- Published
- 2026-03-28
- Last updated
- 2026-03-30
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- VulnCheck
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.64%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
51.3%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- Yes
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write