MEDIUM
Encrypt PDF 2.3 Denial of Service via Buffer Overflow
Published Mar 21, 2026
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.18%
Description
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.
Affected products
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- Version 2.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verypdf | Encrypt PDF | n/a |
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- 2.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.verypdf.com product
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46871 exploitVDB Entry
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/encrypt-pdf-denial-of-service-via-buffer-overflow third-party-advisoryThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.verypdf.com | product | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46871 | exploitVDB Entry | |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/encrypt-pdf-denial-of-service-via-buffer-overflow | third-party-advisoryThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner VulnCheck
Published Mar 21, 2026
Updated Mar 23, 2026
Reserved Mar 21, 2026
Link CVE-2019-25550
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Mar 23, 2026