Excel Password Recovery Professional Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Leading to Denial-of-Service

Vulnerability

A local buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in Excel Password Recovery Professional version 8.2.0.0. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service condition by entering an excessively long string, approximately 5000 bytes, into the 'E-Mail and Registrations Code' field. When the Register button is clicked, the application crashes, demonstrating the impact of the buffer overflow.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability leads to a crash of the Excel Password Recovery Professional application, causing a denial-of-service condition.

Reproduction

The vulnerability can be reproduced by pasting a payload of 5000 bytes into the 'E-Mail and Registrations Code' field of the Excel Password Recovery Professional application version 8.2.0.0. After pasting the payload, clicking the 'Register' button will trigger a crash, demonstrating the buffer overflow vulnerability.

Added: Mar 26, 2026, 2:37 PM
Updated: Mar 26, 2026, 2:37 PM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
0.0
impact
2.5
exploitability
4.6
remediation
0.0
relevance
4.7
threat
6.4
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.0

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