Vulnerability · 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.
Published Mar 21, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · TransMac 12.3 contains a
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2019-25566. EPSS is 0.18%. Act only if a listed version of TransMac 12.3 contains a is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (TransMac 12.3 contains a).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium6.9
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.18%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe acutesystems/transmac
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.
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- cpe acutesystems/transmac12.3
How to fix CVE-2019-25566
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2019-25566. EPSS is 0.18%. Act only if a listed version of TransMac 12.3 contains a is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 12.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 0.18%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 21, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
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.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-25566
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-25566
30-day exploitation probability 0.2%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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 nam
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.