CVE-2019-25571 MediaMonkey 4.1.23 Denial of Service via Malformed URL
Local attackers can crash MediaMonkey by opening a malicious MP3 file with an excessively long URL string.
- 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-2019-25571?
CVE-2019-25571 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in MediaMonkey, 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
MediaMonkey 4.1.23 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by opening a specially crafted MP3 file containing an excessively long URL string. Attackers can create a malicious MP3 file with a buffer containing 4000 bytes of data appended to a URL, which causes the application to crash when the file is opened through the File > Open URL dialog.
Weakness: CWE-226
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25571?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ventismedia Mediamonkey.
How do I fix CVE-2019-25571?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25571 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-2019-25571 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25571 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mh22-qjhf-chqc.