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TI-2019-15603 Aliases CVE-2019-25550GHSA-v333-cpp7-h389

Encrypt PDF 2.3 Denial of Service via Buffer Overflow

Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · 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

Encrypt PDF 2.3 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by inputting excessively long strings into password fields. Attackers can paste a 1000-byte buffer into the User Password or Master Password field in the Settings dialog to trigger an application crash when importing PDF files.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00188 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VerypdfEncrypt PDF2.3—No fix listedCNA
  • Encrypt PDF VendorVerypdf Affected 2.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:verypdf:encrypt_pdf:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableVerypdf
  • cpe:2.3:a:verypdf:encrypt_pdf:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Verypdf

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-25550
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v333-cpp7-h389

References

Sources