RealTerm Serial Terminal 2.0.0.70 Buffer Overflow SEH
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
RealTerm Serial Terminal 2.0.0.70 contains a structured exception handling (SEH) buffer overflow vulnerability in the Echo Port tab that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a malicious payload. Attackers can craft a buffer overflow payload with a POP POP RET gadget chain and shellcode that triggers code execution when pasted into the Port field and the Change button is clicked.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-25679
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6g5p-8cx2-hpcp
References
Exploit 1
More Realterm vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15622 RealTerm Serial Terminal 2.0.0.70 SEH Overflow Crash CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2019-15623 RealTerm Serial Terminal 2.0.0.70 Denial of Service via Port Field CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-25679 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-25679 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6g5p-8cx2-hpcp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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