Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-03-28T11:58:13.268Z

Last Modified :

2026-03-28T11:58:13.268Z

Source :

VulnCheck
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-25220 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Bochs Project
  • Bochs
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2018-25220.

URL Resource
http://bochs.sourceforge.net/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43979 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bochs-5-buffer-overflow-remote-code-execution cve-icon cve-icon
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