Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in NASA openVSP Product
CVE-2018-25367

6.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Nasa

Status
Openvsp
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 May 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2018-25367?

NASA openVSP version 3.16.1 is susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability that can be exploited by local attackers. Specifically, an attacker can crash the application by entering an excessively long string, up to 5000 bytes, into the geometry name field. This allows for the triggering of a denial of service condition through the Geom browser pod addition interface.

Affected Version(s)

openVSP 3.16.1

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2018-25367 - Proof of Concept

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45281
exploit
https://github.com/nasa/OpenVSP
product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nasa-openvsp-denial-...
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
6.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

L0RD
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