---
id: CVE-2018-25242
title: >-
  One Search 1.1.0.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows
  local attackers to crash the application by submitting excessively long input
  strings to the search functionality
summary: >-
  One Search 1.1.0.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows
  local attackers to crash the application by submitting excessively long input
  strings to the search functionality. Attackers can paste a buffer of 950 or
  more char…
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-1389
published: '2026-04-04'
updated: '2026-07-21'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25242'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46195'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9PMR5QNS5LTL'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/one-search-denial-of-service'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00168
epssPercentile: 0.06445
ingestedAt: '2026-07-21T16:51:41.510Z'
---

## Overview

One Search 1.1.0.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting excessively long input strings to the search functionality. Attackers can paste a buffer of 950 or more characters into the search bar to trigger an unhandled exception that crashes the application.

## Remediation

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