Vulnerability details
CVE-2018-25328
Vxsearch VX Search
VX Search 10.6.18 Local Buffer Overflow via Directory Field
CVSS 4.0
8.6High
Official 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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.6High | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | 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 |
| 8.4High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vxsearch | VX Search | 10.6.18 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
4- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44494 exploit
- https://www.7elements.co.uk product
- http://www.vxsearch.com product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vx-search-local-buffer-overflow-via-directory-field third-party-advisory
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Details
- Published
- 2026-05-17
- Last updated
- 2026-05-18
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- VulnCheck
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.14%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
4%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')