CVE-2018-25227 Valentina Studio 9.0.4 Denial of Service via Host Parameter
Local attackers can crash Valentina Studio by inputting an excessively long string into the Host field during connection attempts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-25227?
CVE-2018-25227 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Valentina-Db Valentina Studio, published on 30 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Valentina Studio 9.0.4 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the Host field. Attackers can trigger the crash by pasting a 256-byte buffer of repeated characters into the Host parameter during server connection attempts.
Weakness: CWE-466
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25227?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Valentina-Db Studio.
How do I fix CVE-2018-25227?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25227 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-25227 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25227 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Valentina-Db Valentina Studio
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qjcw-r4cf-vp97.