CVE-2018-25288 in StyleWriter

Summary

by MITRE • 04/27/2026

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.

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• Responsible: VulnCheck
• Reservation: 04/26/2026
• Disclosure: 04/27/2026
• Moderation: accepted
• Entry: VDB-359696
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-120 (confirmed)
• Exploit: Download
• CVSS: 6.2 (CNA)
• EPSS: 0.00017
• KEV: no
• Activities: very low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25288
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25288
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2018-25288/