SC 7.16 out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in SC 7.16. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-25222. The attack must be carried out locally. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SC 7.16. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

SC v7.16 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying oversized input that exceeds buffer boundaries. Attackers can craft malicious input strings exceeding 1052 bytes to overwrite the instruction pointer and execute shellcode in the application context.

The advisory is available at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-25222 since 03/28/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 304215 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-25222), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (44279), Tenable (304215) and EUVD (EUVD-2018-21702). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 304215
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-25222

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/28/2026 Advisory disclosed
03/28/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
03/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/29/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 44279
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-25222 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-25222
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-354098
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2026 21:56
Updated: 03/29/2026 11:47
Changes: 03/28/2026 21:56 (77), 03/28/2026 22:04 (1), 03/29/2026 11:47 (2)
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