What is CVE-2018-25288?

CVE-2018-25288 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Editorsoftware Stylewriter, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2026-04-26.

How severe is CVE-2018-25288?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Editorsoftware Stylewriter

CVE-2018-25288

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 field…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.000 (4.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Editorsoftware Stylewriter — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

ExploitDB-45250 (exploit)
Official Product Homepage (product)
Product Reference (product)
VulnCheck Advisory: StyleWriter 1.0 Denial of Service via Pattern Input (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-25288?: CVE-2018-25288 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Editorsoftware Stylewriter, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2026-04-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-25288?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.