CVE-2018-25278 PicaJet FX 2.6.5 Denial of Service via Registration Fields
Local attackers can crash PicaJet FX by submitting oversized input to registration fields, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2018-25278?
CVE-2018-25278 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in PicaJet FX, published on 26 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PicaJet FX 2.6.5 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting oversized input to registration fields. Attackers can paste a 6000-byte buffer into the Registration Name and Registration Key fields via the Help menu's Register PicaJet dialog to trigger an application crash.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25278?
How do I fix CVE-2018-25278?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25278 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-2018-25278 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25278 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wphv-9rxf-7x67.