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CVE-2020-37155 Details

ANALYZED

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Description

Core FTP Lite 1.3 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the username input field that allows attackers to crash the application by supplying oversized input. Attackers can generate a 7000-byte payload of repeated 'A' characters to trigger an application crash without requiring additional interaction.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

VolerionCVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48100	[email protected]	Exploit
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/core-ftp-lite-denial-of-service-poc	[email protected]	AdvisoryExploit
http://www.coreftp.com/	[email protected]	ProductVendor

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-120	Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Core FTP Lite	All versions
CPE No CPEs found in CPE dictionary for this product. Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

3 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Feb 7, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]