CVE-2018-25288

Received Received - Intake

Buffer Overflow in StyleWriter 1.0 Causes Local Denial of Service

Publication date: 2026-04-26

Last updated on: 2026-04-26

Assigner: VulnCheck

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.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-04-26

Last Modified

2026-04-26

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-04-27

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-04

NVD

CVE-2018-25288

EUVD

EUVD-2018-21808

Affected Vendors & Products

Currently, no data is known.

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-120	The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.

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Executive Summary

StyleWriter 1.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string.

Specifically, 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.

Compliance Impact

The vulnerability described is a local buffer overflow in StyleWriter 1.0 that allows denial of service by crashing the application. There is no information provided about any impact on data confidentiality, integrity, or privacy that would relate to compliance with standards such as GDPR or HIPAA.

Since the vulnerability only causes a denial of service and does not disclose or modify sensitive data, it does not directly affect compliance with common data protection regulations.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can impact you by allowing local attackers to cause the application to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

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