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Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-25551 is a local denial-of-service issue in Sandboxie 5.30. A person with access to the application can enter an overly long value in Program Alerts configuration and crash Sandboxie. This affects availability of the sandboxing tool, not confidentiality or integrity based on the provided sources.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate operational risk. Prioritize remediation where Sandboxie supports sensitive workflows, malware analysis, or endpoint containment. Lower urgency is reasonable for isolated lab systems with limited local access.
Technical view
Sandboxie 5.30 mishandles an excessively long string in the Program Alerts “Select or enter a program” field, causing an application crash. The supplied CVSS 4.0 vector is local, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, with high vulnerable-system availability impact only. CWE-1282 is listed.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to systems running Sandboxie 5.30 where a local user or process can interact with the Program Alerts configuration. No other affected versions are identified in the provided sources.
Exploitation context
A public ExploitDB reference exists, but the source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. The issue is local and causes application denial of service rather than code execution, according to the provided description.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports a local application crash in Sandboxie 5.30 via Program Alerts input handling. Sources do not establish remote exploitation, privilege escalation, data exposure, or a named fixed version. Avoid assuming broader version impact without vendor confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any installations of Sandboxie 5.30.
- Check Sandboxie vendor guidance for fixed or supported versions.
- Upgrade or replace affected installations if vendor guidance recommends it.
- Restrict local access to Sandboxie configuration where practical.
Validation and detection
- Inventory endpoints for Sandboxie and record installed versions.
- Confirm whether version 5.30 is present.
- Review vendor and advisory pages for remediation status.
- Monitor helpdesk or endpoint logs for Sandboxie crashes.
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.9 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
6.9MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-46860CVE reference · exploit
- Official Product HomepageCVE reference · product
- VulnCheck Advisory: Sandboxie 5.30 Denial of Service via Program Alerts Buffer OverflowCVE reference · third-party-advisory
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