CVE-2018-25288Disclosure

LOWCVSS 6.9 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD 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.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-120

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-04-26: 1Technical Details · 2026-04-26: 104-26
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2018-25288 StyleWriter 1.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can p… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25288

    Post summary

    The post reports a buffer‑overflow vulnerability in StyleWriter 1.0 that can be triggered by local attackers using an excessively long string, but it provides no PoC, exploit, patch, or evidence of active exploitation.

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