CVE-2018-25220 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Bochs 2.6-5, enabling unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with application privileges. Rated 9.8 CVSS, this vulnerability requires no user interaction and has low attack complexity, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While a proof-of-concept payload involves a 1200-byte padded string and ROP chain, there are currently no known public exploits, Metasploit modules, or CISA KEV entries, and its EPSS score indicates a very low likelihood of exploitation in the wild.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bochs_project:bochs:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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