CVE-2019-25622 Paint Studio 2.17 Denial of Service via Malformed Input
Local attackers can crash Paint Studio by providing malformed input via a text file, causing application unavailability.
- 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-2019-25622?
CVE-2019-25622 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Pixarra Paint Studio, published on 23 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Paint Studio 2.17 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by providing malformed input through the key entry mechanism. Attackers can create a text file with a large buffer of characters and trigger the application to read it, causing the application to crash and become unavailable.
Weakness: CWE-1285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25622?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pixarra Paint Studio.
How do I fix CVE-2019-25622?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25622 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-2019-25622 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-25622 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fcjq-prhj-cc4c.