CVE-2018-25227Public exploit

Application crash via oversized Host field input

Published Mar 30, 2026 · Updated Mar 30, 2026

Denial of service in the Host field of Paradigma Software Valentina Studio 9.0.4 allows local users to crash the application via oversized input. The Valentina Server connection dialog accepts a 256-byte repeated-character string in its Host field and crashes while processing it. Local access to the desktop application and manual entry during a server connection attempt are required; the demonstrated consequence is an application crash.

CVSS severity6.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in the Host field of Paradigma Software Valentina Studio 9.0.4 allows local users to crash the application via oversized input. The Valentina Server connection dialog accepts a 256-byte repeated-character string in its Host field and crashes while processing it. Local access to the desktop application and manual entry during a server connection attempt are required; the demonstrated consequence is an application crash.

The record

CVE
CVE-2018-25227
Published
Mar 30, 2026
Updated
Mar 30, 2026
Vendor
Paradigma Software
Product
Valentina Studio
Classifications
CWE-466, T1499.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 30, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 30, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=9.0.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Paradigma Software · Valentina Studioversion=9.0.4

Published CVSS scores

6.9VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
5.5NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.2VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-466Return of Pointer Value Outside of Expected Range
T1499.004Endpoint Denial of Service: Application or System Exploitation

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