Valentina-Db Valentina Studio 9.0.4 Parameter Host return of pointer value outside of expected range

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Valentina-Db Valentina Studio 9.0.4. This affects an unknown part of the component Parameter Handler. This manipulation of the argument Host causes return of pointer value outside of expected range. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-25227. The attack can only be executed locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Valentina-Db Valentina Studio 9.0.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument Host with an unknown input leads to a return of pointer value outside of expected range vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-466. A function can return a pointer to memory that is outside of the buffer that the pointer is expected to reference. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was shared by Victor Mondragón as 46421. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-25227 since 03/30/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (46421) and EUVD (EUVD-2018-21712). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Return of pointer value outside of expected range
CWE: CWE-466 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

03/30/2026 Advisory disclosed
03/30/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
03/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 46421
Researcher: Victor Mondragón
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-25227 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-25227
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-354169
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/30/2026 15:21
Updated: 03/30/2026 17:21
Changes: 03/30/2026 15:21 (80), 03/30/2026 17:21 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:F2F:103

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