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CVE-2018-25288

MEDIUM

6.2

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.2

SeverityMEDIUM

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published4/26/2026

Last Modified4/27/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-120

References

http://www.editorsoftware.com(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

http://www.editorsoftware.com/StyleWriter_Download.php(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45250(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/stylewriter-denial-of-service-via-pattern-input(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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