Local application crash via Echo Port overflow
Published Mar 21, 2026 · Updated Mar 21, 2026
Stack-based buffer overflow in RealTerm Serial Terminal 2.0.0.70 allows local users to crash the application through the Echo Port field. Processing a crafted string with 268 padding bytes and SEH overwrite values writes beyond the stack buffer and corrupts the exception-handler chain. Access to the running Windows GUI and the ability to paste into the Port field are required; the documented consequence is a process crash only.
Summary
What happened
Stack-based buffer overflow in RealTerm Serial Terminal 2.0.0.70 allows local users to crash the application through the Echo Port field. Processing a crafted string with 268 padding bytes and SEH overwrite values writes beyond the stack buffer and corrupts the exception-handler chain. Access to the running Windows GUI and the ability to paste into the Port field are required; the documented consequence is a process crash only.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2019-25569
- Published
- Mar 21, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 21, 2026
- Vendor
- Realterm
- Product
- Realterm: Serial Terminal
- Classifications
- CWE-787, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 21, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 21, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.0.0.70
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Public exploit references
- Exploit-DB 46391 RealTerm Echo Port buffer overflowproof of concept · demonstrated
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