CVE-2019-25655
Denial of Service in Device Monitoring Studio Server Connection Dialog
Publication date: 2026-03-30
Last updated on: 2026-04-08
Assigner: VulnCheck
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| hhdsoftware | device_monitoring_studio | 8.10.00.8925 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-1316 | The address map of the on-chip fabric has protected and unprotected regions overlapping, allowing an attacker to bypass access control to the overlapping portion of the protected region. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
CVE-2019-25655 is a denial of service vulnerability in Device Monitoring Studio version 8.10.00.8925 and earlier. It occurs when a local attacker supplies an excessively long string as a malformed server name or address in the "Connect to New Server" dialog accessed via the Tools menu. This input, containing repeated characters, causes the application to crash due to a buffer overflow condition in the Fabric-Address Map component.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can cause the Device Monitoring Studio application to crash, resulting in a denial of service. An attacker with local access can exploit this by entering a malformed server name or address with repeated characters, making the application unstable and unavailable to legitimate users.
How can this vulnerability be detected on my network or system? Can you suggest some commands?
This vulnerability can be detected by attempting to reproduce the crash condition locally on the affected Device Monitoring Studio application.
A proof-of-concept method involves using a script to generate a long string of repeated characters and inputting it into the 'Connect to New Server' dialog under the Tools menu.
- Run the provided Python script `Device_Monitoring_Studio_8.10.00.8925.py` to generate a file containing a long string of 1000 'A' characters.
- Open the generated `code.txt` file and copy its contents to the clipboard.
- Launch Device Monitoring Studio.
- Navigate to the Tools menu and select 'Connect to New Server.'
- Paste the copied long string into the server name or address input field and confirm by clicking 'Ok.'
If the application crashes, the vulnerability is present.
How does this vulnerability affect compliance with common standards and regulations (like GDPR, HIPAA)?:
The provided information does not specify any direct impact of this denial of service vulnerability on compliance with common standards and regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
To mitigate the denial of service vulnerability in Device Monitoring Studio 8.10.00.8925, avoid entering excessively long or malformed server names or addresses in the "Connect to New Server" dialog accessed via the Tools menu.
Restrict local access to the application to trusted users only, as the vulnerability requires local attacker interaction.
Monitor for any updates or patches from the vendor that address this issue and apply them as soon as they become available.