CVE-2018-25288

MEDIUM 6.2

StyleWriter 1.0 Denial of Service via Pattern Input

CVSS Score

6.2

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-120
Vendor	editorsoftware
Product	stylewriter
Published	Apr 26, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Affected Versions

Editorsoftware / StyleWriter

1.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45250 editorsoftware.com: http://www.editorsoftware.com editorsoftware.com: http://www.editorsoftware.com/StyleWriter_Download.php vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/stylewriter-denial-of-service-via-pattern-input

Credits

Gionathan "John" Reale