CVE-2018-25367 NASA openVSP 3.16.1 Denial of Service via Buffer Overflow
Local attackers can crash NASA openVSP by inputting an excessively long string into the geometry name field, causing a buffer overflow.
- 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-2018-25367?
CVE-2018-25367 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in NASA openVSP, published on 25 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25367?
How do I fix CVE-2018-25367?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25367 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-2018-25367 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25367 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-87qm-5rcv-89gm.