CVE-2019-25600: uvnc ultravnc viewer Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-25600 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in uvnc ultravnc viewer. EPSS estimates a 0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 22-03-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 24-03-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
UltraVNC Viewer 1.2.2.4 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized string to the VNC Server input field. Attackers can paste a malicious string containing 256 repeated characters into the VNC Server field and click Connect to trigger a buffer overflow that crashes the viewer.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST7.1HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVDNIST6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.70%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
52%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.69% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundUltraVNC Viewer 1.2.2.4 - 'VNC Server' Denial of Service (PoC)
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Uvnc1 product
- ultravnc viewer1.2.2.4
1 vendor · 1 product
References
4 links- www.uvnc.comProduct