CVE-2019-25549

VeryPDF PCL Converter 2.7 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long password string. Attackers can trigger a buffer overflow by entering a 3000-byte password in the PDF Security encryption fields, causing the application to crash when processing PCL files.

CVSS v3 6.2 MEDIUM

6.2^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
http://www.verypdf.com	Product
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46872	Exploit VDB Entry
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/verypdf-pcl-converter-denial-of-service-via-pdf-security	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:verypdf:verypdf:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-21 13:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 02:32

NVD link : CVE-2019-25549

Mitre link : CVE-2019-25549

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-25549

JSON object : View

Products Affected

verypdf

verypdf

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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