Buffer overflow in Top-Password Rar Password Recovery
CVE-2019-25477
RAR Password Recovery 1.80 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized payload in the registration dialog. Attackers can craft a malicious input string exceeding 6000 bytes and paste it into the User Name and Registration Code field to trigger an application crash.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (1.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 1.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Top-Password Rar Password Recovery — versions 1.80
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ExploitDB-47285 (exploit)
- VulnCheck Advisory: RAR Password Recovery 1.80 Denial of Service Buffer Overflow (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-25477?
- CVE-2019-25477 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Top-Password Rar Password Recovery, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2026-03-11.
- How severe is CVE-2019-25477?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.