A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in UltraVNC Viewer 1.2.2.4 . The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument VNC Server causes out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-25600 . Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.
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VDB-352436 · CVE-2019-25600 · EXPLOIT 46702
ULTRAVNC VIEWER 1.2.2.4 VNC SERVER OUT-OF-BOUNDS WRITE
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CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score
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Summaryinfo
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in UltraVNC Viewer 1.2.2.4. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation of the argument VNC Server leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2019-25600. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability was found in UltraVNC Viewer 1.2.2.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument VNC Server with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The weakness was released by Victor Mondragón as 46702. The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-25600 since 03/22/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.
The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (46702).
Productinfo
Type
Connectivity Software
Vendor
UltraVNC
Name
Viewer
Version
1.2.2.4
License
open-source
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2
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VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo
03/22/2026 Advisory disclosed
03/22/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
03/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Advisory: 46702
Researcher: Victor Mondragón
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2019-25600 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-25600
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-352436
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entryinfo
Created: 03/22/2026 15:50
Changes: 03/22/2026 15:50 (81)
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