CVE-2018-25220

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 v4.0

9.3 CRITICALCVSS: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

CVSS v3.1

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 48th percentile

Published

2026-03-28

Updated

2026-03-30

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43979

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2018-25219
• CVE-2018-25221
• CVE-2018-25218
• CVE-2018-25222
• CVE-2018-25217
• CVE-2018-25223