CVE-2019-25622

MEDIUM

Paint Studio 2.17 Denial of Service via Malformed Input

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2019-25622. PoCs published by Ihsan Sencan.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in Paint Studio 2.17 by creating a malformed file with a buffer of 'A' characters. The exploit triggers a crash when the file is opened in the application.

Description

Paint Studio 2.17 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by providing malformed input through the key entry mechanism. Attackers can create a text file with a large buffer of characters and trigger the application to read it, causing the application to crash and become unavailable.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Ihsan Sencan · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46126

This PoC demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in Paint Studio 2.17 by creating a malformed file with a buffer of 'A' characters. The exploit triggers a crash when the file is opened in the application.

Classification
Working Poc 80%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Paint Studio 2.17
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Paint Studio 2.17 installed on the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Mar 24, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit exploit
ExploitDB-46126
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46126
Product product
Official Product Homepage
http://www.pixarra.com/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: Paint Studio 2.17 Denial of Service via Malformed Input
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/paint-studio-denial-of-service-via-malformed-input

Scores

CVSS v3 6.2
EPSS 0.0017
EPSS Percentile 7.1%
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 none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-1285
Status published
Products (2)
Pixarra/Paint Studio 2.17
pixarra/paint_studio 2.17
Published Mar 23, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 23, 2026