---
id: CVE-2018-25238
title: >-
  VSCO 1.1.1.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local
  attackers to crash the application by submitting an excessively long string
  through the search functionality
summary: >-
  VSCO 1.1.1.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local
  attackers to crash the application by submitting an excessively long string
  through the search functionality. Attackers can paste a buffer of 5000
  characters into …
severity: medium
cvss: 6.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-1260
published: '2026-04-04'
updated: '2026-07-21'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25238'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46385'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NC1RLNH76PB'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vsco-denial-of-service-via-search'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00159
epssPercentile: 0.05454
ingestedAt: '2026-07-21T16:51:41.424Z'
---

## Overview

VSCO 1.1.1.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting an excessively long string through the search functionality. Attackers can paste a buffer of 5000 characters into the search bar and navigate back to trigger an application crash.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.