# CVE-2018-25288

> Vulnerability · severity: **MEDIUM** (CVSS 6.2).

## Description

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.

## Key facts

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2018-25288
- **Published:** 2026-04-26
- **CVSS severity:** MEDIUM
- **CVSS base score:** 6.2
- **CWE codes:** CWE-120

## Primary sources

- NIST NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25288

## Citation

> AI Analytics. CVE-2018-25288. Retrieved 2026-07-07 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cve/CVE-2018-25288. Derived from NIST NVD. Licensed CC0.

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