CVE-2018-25328
Published: 17 May 2026
Summary
CVE-2018-25328 is a high-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Vxsearch (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 2.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Threat & Defense Details
Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Platform-independent managed code eliminates the need for unchecked native buffer copies that are the root cause of classic buffer overflows.
NVD 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…
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by a return address to execute arbitrary code with application privileges.
Deeper analysisAI
Automated synthesis unavailable for this CVE.
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