Bug 2452689 (CVE-2018-25220) - CVE-2018-25220 Bochs: Bochs: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer overflow
Summary: CVE-2018-25220 Bochs: Bochs: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2018-25220
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-03-28 13:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-03-30 10:37 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-03-28 13:02:51 UTC
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.


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