CVE-2018-25238

VSCO 1.1.1.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting an excessively long string through the search functionality. Attackers can paste a buffer of 5000 characters into the search bar and navigate back to trigger an application crash.

CVSS v3 6.2 MEDIUM

6.2^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46385
https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NC1RLNH76PB
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vsco-denial-of-service-via-search

Configurations

No configuration.

History

04 Apr 2026, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~{'url': 'https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/microsoft-vsco-denial-of-service-via-search', 'source': 'disclosure@vulncheck.com'}~~	() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vsco-denial-of-service-via-search -

04 Apr 2026, 17:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary	(en) Microsoft VSCO 1.1.1.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting an excessively long string through the search functionality. Attackers can paste a buffer of 5000 characters into the search bar and navigate back to trigger an application crash.	(en) VSCO 1.1.1.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting an excessively long string through the search functionality. Attackers can paste a buffer of 5000 characters into the search bar and navigate back to trigger an application crash.

04 Apr 2026, 14:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-04 14:16

Updated : 2026-04-16 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2018-25238

Mitre link : CVE-2018-25238

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-25238

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-1260

Improper Handling of Overlap Between Protected Memory Ranges

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