CVE-2018-25220
9.3
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
Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| bochs | BOCHS | 2.6-5 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: yes
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43979
- http://bochs.sourceforge.net/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bochs-5-buffer-overflow-remote-code-execution
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