CVE-2018-25328 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2018-25328

VX Search 10.6.18 Local Buffer Overflow via Directory Field

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Kevin McGuigan

References

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Critical 9.8

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

VX Search
Vulnerable Versions:
10.6.18

Timeline

Official Publish: May 17th, 2026
Last Modified: May 18th, 2026
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-120

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
Execution
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1055 Process Injection
Defense Evasion
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control