CVE-2018-25220Out-of-bounds Write in Bochs

Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 75.11%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 28

Description

Bochs 2.6-5 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized input string to the application. Attackers can craft a malicious payload with 1200 bytes of padding followed by a return-oriented programming chain to overwrite the instruction pointer and execute shell commands with application privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Packages2 packages

CVEListV5bochs/bochs2.6-5

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
OSV
CVE-2018-25220: Bochs 22026-03-28
GHSA
GHSA-fx87-p9wh-85gp: Bochs 22026-03-28

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2018-25220 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz