CVE-2018-25220

CRITICAL

9.8

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.

Details CVE

Score CVSS v3.19.8

SeveriteCRITICAL

Vecteur CVSSCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vecteur d'attaqueNETWORK

ComplexiteLOW

Privileges requisNONE

Interaction utilisateurNONE

Publie3/28/2026

Derniere modification4/2/2026

Sourcenvd

Observations honeypot0

Produits affectes

bochs_project:bochs

Faiblesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

http://bochs.sourceforge.net/(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43979(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bochs-5-buffer-overflow-remote-code-execution(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

Correlations IOC

Aucune correlation enregistree

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