Buffer overflow in Acutesystems Transmac
CVE-2019-25566
TransMac 12.3 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the volume name field that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can create a malicious file with 1000 repeated characters, paste the content into the volume name field during disk image creation, and trigger an application crash.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (7.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 7.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Acutesystems Transmac — versions 12.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ExploitDB-46470 (Exploit, exploit, VDB Entry)
- Official Product Homepage (Product, product)
- Product Reference (Product, product)
- VulnCheck Advisory: TransMac 12.3 Denial of Service via Volume Name Field (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-25566?
- CVE-2019-25566 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acutesystems Transmac, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2026-03-21.
- How severe is CVE-2019-25566?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.