CVE-2019-25546 NetAware 1.20 Share Name Denial of Service
Local attackers can crash NetAware by inputting an excessively long string into the Share Name field, causing a buffer overflow.
- 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-2019-25546?
CVE-2019-25546 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Infiltration-Systems NetAware, published on 21 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NetAware 1.20 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Share Name field that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can trigger a denial of service by pasting a 1000-byte buffer into the Share Name parameter when adding a new share through the Manage Shares interface.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25546?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Spytech-Web Netaware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-25546?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25546 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-25546 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-25546 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Infiltration-Systems NetAware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gv43-pc8g-6xfj.