6.9
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2018-25367
NASA openVSP 3.16.1 Denial of Service via Buffer Overflow
Description

NASA openVSP 3.16.1 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the geometry name field. Attackers can trigger a denial of service by pasting a 5000-byte payload into the name input field within the Geom browser pod addition interface.

INFO

Published Date :

May 25, 2026, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 25, 2026, 2:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

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Affected Products

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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 4.0 MEDIUM 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
Solution
Update to a patched version to prevent application crashes caused by excessively long strings.
  • Update OpenVSP to a version that addresses the buffer overflow.
  • Avoid inputting excessively long strings into the geometry name field.
  • Validate user input length for geometry names.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-25367 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 25, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description NASA openVSP 3.16.1 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the geometry name field. Attackers can trigger a denial of service by pasting a 5000-byte payload into the name input field within the Geom browser pod addition interface.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-120
    Added Reference https://github.com/nasa/OpenVSP
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45281
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nasa-openvsp-denial-of-service-via-buffer-overflow
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.