CVE-2018-25328 - VX Search 10.6.18 Local Buffer Overflow via Directory Field

CVE-2018-25328 - VX Search 10.6.18 Local Buffer Overflow via Directory Field

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CVE ID :CVE-2018-25328
Published : May 17, 2026, 1:16 p.m. | 3 hours, 41 minutes ago
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.
Severity: 8.6 | HIGH
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