CVE-2018-25288 StyleWriter 1.0 Denial of Service via Pattern Input
Local attackers can crash StyleWriter by pasting long strings into pattern fields, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2018-25288?
CVE-2018-25288 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Editorsoftware StyleWriter, published on 26 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25288?
How do I fix CVE-2018-25288?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25288 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-25288 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25288 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6qgg-r7q9-mm8w.