CVE-2018-25288

MEDIUM

StyleWriter 1.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can paste a 6000-byte payload into t...

Affects 0 products across 1 vendor.

CVSS 3.16.2
CVSS v46.9
EPSS0.1%
Percentile3th
PatchUnknown
CVSS Vector — Plain English Requires local access, low complexity, no authentication required, no user interaction needed, impact contained to the vulnerable component, no confidentiality impact, no integrity impact, full availability impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size (Classic Buffer Overflow)

Program copies data to a buffer without verifying the source data fits within the destination.

Related Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-8 Buffer Overflow in an API Call
via CWE-120
CAPEC-9 Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities
via CWE-120
CAPEC-10 Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
via CWE-120
CAPEC-14 Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
via CWE-120
CAPEC-24 Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
via CWE-120
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Mapping is CWE-to-CAPEC per MITRE CAPEC 3.9.

◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

StyleWriter 1.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that can be exploited by local attackers to crash the application through the use of an excessively long string in specific fields.

BSID: BS-2026-GLOBAL-009969-M • Model: /workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16 • Confidence: MEDIUM

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2018-25288?
StyleWriter 1.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that can be exploited by local attackers to crash the application through the use of an excessively long string in specific fields.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-25288?
CVE-2018-25288 has CVSS 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS: 0.1%.
Is CVE-2018-25288 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2018-25288 as of 2026-05-30.
How do I remediate CVE-2018-25288?
Priority: MEDIUM.
What systems are affected by CVE-2018-25288?
CVE-2018-25288 affects Advice.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2018-25288
BSIDBS-2026-GLOBAL-009969-M BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published2026-04-26
Last Modified2026-04-27
ICS Relevance15%
Weakness (CWE)
SourceNVD
Official Description

StyleWriter 1.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can paste a 6000-byte payload into the Pattern to Find or Advice Message fields in the Add Pattern dialog to trigger a denial of service condition.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

Local attackers can supply a 6000-byte payload into the Pattern to Find or Advice Message fields in the Add Pattern dialog to trigger a denial of service condition.

Exploitation Likelihood: MEDIUM

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Advice — —
Remediation

No official vendor advisory link on record. See the CVE record →

Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 172 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Model/workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16
ConfidenceMEDIUM
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hasha4f9807e52266ecab09328d13cf878a534e8998d3e21f747ee9e07ab388a75e4c4edd5feaa5f1794b1e8c1f994599411dde6d943ab26d1212619561008180ad9
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