Description
NASA openVSP 3.16.1 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the geometry name field. Attackers can trigger a denial of service by pasting a 5000-byte payload into the name input field within the Geom browser pod addition interface.
Published: 2026-05-25
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 27 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 26 May 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Nasa
Nasa openvsp
Vendors & Products Nasa
Nasa openvsp

Mon, 25 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Description NASA openVSP 3.16.1 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the geometry name field. Attackers can trigger a denial of service by pasting a 5000-byte payload into the name input field within the Geom browser pod addition interface.
Title NASA openVSP 3.16.1 Denial of Service via Buffer Overflow
Weaknesses CWE-120
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-27T16:09:40.605Z

Reserved: 2026-05-25T13:29:39.251Z

Link: CVE-2018-25367

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-27T16:09:35.995Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-25T15:16:19.463

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:55:19.620

Link: CVE-2018-25367

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-26T13:00:36Z

Weaknesses