CVE-2019-25476 Outlook Password Recovery 2.10 Denial of Service Buffer Overflow
Local attackers can crash Outlook Password Recovery by pasting oversized data into registration fields, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-25476?
CVE-2019-25476 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Top-Password Outlook Password Recovery Denial of Service Exploit, published on 11 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Outlook Password Recovery 2.10 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized payload. Attackers can create a malicious text file containing 6000 bytes of data and paste it into the User Name and Registration Code field to trigger a denial of service condition.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25476?
How do I fix CVE-2019-25476?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25476 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-25476 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25476 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gc29-9hrr-vhm8.