6.2
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2018-25288
StyleWriter 1.0 Denial of Service via Pattern Input
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 26, 2026, 1:19 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 26, 2026, 1:19 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

VulnCheck
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-25288 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
Solution
Patch the application to fix the buffer overflow vulnerability to prevent denial of service.
  • Apply vendor patches for StyleWriter 1.0.
  • Update the application to the latest version.
  • Limit input field sizes.
  • Sanitize user inputs.

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