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

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-05-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-120

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.

Affected products

• Vxsearch VX Search: 10.6.18

References

• http://www.vxsearch.com
• https://www.7elements.co.uk
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44494
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vx-search-local-buffer-overflow-via-directory-field

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