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.

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Fri, 06 Feb 2026 23:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title Core FTP Lite 1.3 - Denial of Service (PoC)
Weaknesses CWE-120
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

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Updated: 2026-02-06T23:14:09.188Z

Reserved: 2026-02-03T16:27:45.310Z

Link: CVE-2020-37155

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-02-07T00:15:55.600

Modified: 2026-02-07T00:15:55.600

Link: CVE-2020-37155

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