Editorsoftware StyleWriter 1.0 Advice Message buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Editorsoftware StyleWriter 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Advice Message Handler. Such manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-25288. The attack needs to be performed locally. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Editorsoftware StyleWriter 1.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Advice Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released by Gionathan Reale as 45250. The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-25288 since 04/26/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. 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.

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 vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2018-21808). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / 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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Timelineinfo

04/26/2026 Advisory disclosed
04/26/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
04/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 45250
Researcher: Gionathan Reale
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-25288 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-25288
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-359696
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/26/2026 16:02
Updated: 04/27/2026 00:26
Changes: 04/26/2026 16:02 (79), 04/27/2026 00:26 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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