CVE-2020-37010BearShare Lite 5.2.5 - 'Advanced Search'Buffer Overflow in (PoC)
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BearShare Lite 5.2.5 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Advanced Search keywords input that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can craft a specially designed payload to overwrite the EIP register and execute shellcode by pasting malicious content into the search keywords field.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-120
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
BearshareOfficial BearShare Lite bearshareofficial:bearshare_lite (from the name) | from 5.1.0 through 5.2.5 | CNA record |
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48839exploit
- http://www.bearshareofficial.com/product
- http://www.oldversion.com.de/windows/bearshare-lite-5-2-5product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bearshare-lite-advanced-searchbuffer-overflow-in-pocthird-party-advisory
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