CVE-2020-37155Core FTP Lite 1.3 - Denial of Service (PoC)
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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
- Oct 1, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Core FTP Core FTP Lite core_ftp:lite (from the name) | 1.3c Build 1437 | CNA record |
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48100exploit
- http://www.coreftp.com/product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/core-ftp-lite-denial-of-service-pocthird-party-advisory
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