CVE-2019-25358 (GCVE-0-2019-25358)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-18 21:55 – Updated: 2026-02-19 20:10
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
FileOptimizer 14.00.2524 - Denial of Service
Summary
FileOptimizer 14.00.2524 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by manipulating the FileOptimizer32.ini configuration file. Attackers can overwrite the TempDirectory parameter with a 5000-character buffer to cause the application to crash when opening options.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-19 20:04 UTC
CWE
- CWE-1282 - Assumed-Immutable Data is Stored in Writable Memory
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47586 | exploit |
| https://sourceforge.net/projects/nikkhokkho/ | product |
| https://sourceforge.net/projects/nikkhokkho/files… | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/fileoptimize… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nikkhokkho | FileOptimizer |
Affected:
14.00.2524
|
Date Public
2019-11-04 00:00
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