PT-2018-19370 · Bochs · Bochs

Published 2018-01-01 · Updated 2026-03-28 · CVE-2018-25220

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Bochs version 2.6-5

Description Bochs version 2.6-5 contains a stack-based buffer overflow that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing an oversized input string to the application. Attackers can create 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.

Recommendations Update to a newer version of Bochs that addresses this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-25220

Affected Products

Bochs

References · 9

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/43979 · Exploit
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25220 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-25220 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25220 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-25220 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-25220 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-25220 · Vendor Advisory
• http://bochs.sourceforge.net · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/bochs-5-buffer-overflow-remote-code-execution · Note