CVE-2018-25238 VSCO 1.1.1.0 Denial of Service via Search
Local attackers can crash the VSCO mobile application by entering an excessively long string into the search bar.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-25238?
CVE-2018-25238 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in VSCO, published on 4 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-1260
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25238?
How do I fix CVE-2018-25238?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25238 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-25238 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25238 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g8w3-f2ww-wpcc.