CVE-2019-25326
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Buffer Overflow in ipPulse 1.92 Causes Local DoS Crash

Publication date: 2026-02-18

Last updated on: 2026-02-24

Assigner: VulnCheck

Description
ipPulse 1.92 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by providing an oversized input in the Enter Key field. Attackers can generate a 256-byte buffer of repeated 'A' characters to trigger an application crash when pasting the malicious content.
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Published
2026-02-18
Last Modified
2026-02-24
Generated
2026-06-16
AI Q&A
2026-02-19
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2019-25326
EUVD
EUVD-2019-19638
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Vendor Product Version / Range
nwpsw ippulse to 1.92 (inc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-120 The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in ipPulse version 1.92 and is a denial of service issue. It allows local attackers to crash the application by providing an oversized input in the Enter Key field. Specifically, an attacker can paste a 256-byte buffer consisting of repeated 'A' characters, which triggers the application to crash.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is a denial of service condition. An attacker with local access can cause the ipPulse application to crash by supplying a specially crafted input. This can disrupt normal operations and availability of the application.

Compliance Impact

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Detection Guidance

This vulnerability can be detected by checking if the ipPulse 1.92 application is present and vulnerable on your system. Since the issue is triggered by providing an oversized input in the Enter Key field, one way to test is to attempt to reproduce the crash by inputting a 256-byte buffer of repeated 'A' characters into the Enter Key field.

There are no specific network detection commands or signatures provided for this vulnerability.

A possible manual test command could be to run the application and paste a string of 256 'A's into the Enter Key field to see if it crashes, but no automated detection commands are available.

Mitigation Strategies

Immediate mitigation steps include avoiding the use of oversized inputs (such as 256-byte buffers of repeated characters) in the Enter Key field of ipPulse 1.92 to prevent triggering the denial of service.

Since the vulnerability requires local attacker access, restricting local access to trusted users and monitoring for unusual application crashes can help mitigate risk.

Upgrading to a fixed or patched version of ipPulse, if available, is recommended once released.

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