CVE-2019-25469

MEDIUM

Folder Lock 7.7.9 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2019-25469. PoCs published by Achilles.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit generates a large buffer of 'A' characters (6000 bytes) and writes it to a file named 'Evil.txt'. When this content is pasted into the 'Serial Number and Registration Key' field in Folder Lock v7.7.9, it triggers a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, causing the application to crash.

Description

Folder Lock 7.7.9 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the serial number registration field that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting an oversized payload. Attackers can paste a 6000-byte buffer of arbitrary data into the 'Serial Number and Registration Key' field to trigger a denial of service condition.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Achilles · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47383

This exploit generates a large buffer of 'A' characters (6000 bytes) and writes it to a file named 'Evil.txt'. When this content is pasted into the 'Serial Number and Registration Key' field in Folder Lock v7.7.9, it triggers a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, causing the application to crash.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Folder Lock v7.7.9
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Python to generate the payload · Access to the Folder Lock application
devstral-2 · analyzed Mar 12, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47383

Scores

CVSS v3 6.2
EPSS 0.0012
EPSS Percentile 2.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
Newsoftwares/Folder Lock 7.7.9
Published Mar 11, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 12, 2026