---
id: CVE-2018-25244
title: >-
  Eco Search 1.0.2.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows
  local attackers to crash the application by submitting an excessively long
  string to the search functionality
summary: >-
  Eco Search 1.0.2.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows
  local attackers to crash the application by submitting an excessively long
  string to the search functionality. Attackers can paste a buffer of 950 or
  more characte…
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-1312
published: '2026-04-04'
updated: '2026-07-21'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25244'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46196'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9N05DCQP5C3W'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/eco-search-denial-of-service'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00159
epssPercentile: 0.05464
ingestedAt: '2026-07-21T16:51:41.553Z'
---

## Overview

Eco Search 1.0.2.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting an excessively long string to the search functionality. Attackers can paste a buffer of 950 or more characters into the search bar and trigger a crash by initiating a search operation.

## Remediation

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