CVE-2019-25601

MEDIUM

UltraVNC Launcher 1.2.2.4 Denial of Service Buffer Overflow

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2019-25601. PoCs published by Victor Mondragón.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in UltraVNC Launcher 1.2.2.4 by writing a 300-byte string of 'A' characters to a file, which when pasted into the 'Path vncviewer.exe' field causes a denial of service (crash).

Description

UltraVNC Launcher 1.2.2.4 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Path vncviewer.exe property field that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can input a 300-byte payload of repeated characters through the Properties dialog to trigger a denial of service condition.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Victor Mondragón · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46703

This PoC exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in UltraVNC Launcher 1.2.2.4 by writing a 300-byte string of 'A' characters to a file, which when pasted into the 'Path vncviewer.exe' field causes a denial of service (crash).

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: UltraVNC Launcher 1.2.2.4
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Python to generate the payload file · User interaction to paste the payload into the application
devstral-2 · analyzed Mar 22, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit exploit
ExploitDB-46703
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46703
Product product
Official Product Homepage
https://www.uvnc.com/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: UltraVNC Launcher 1.2.2.4 Denial of Service Buffer Overflow
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ultravnc-launcher-denial-of-service-buffer-overflow

Scores

CVSS v3 6.2
EPSS 0.0026
EPSS Percentile 17.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
Uvnc/UltraVNC Launcher 1.2.2.4
Published Mar 22, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 22, 2026