Official BearShare Homepageproduct
http://www.bearshareofficial.com/ CVE-2020-37010
HIGH
BearShare Lite 5.2.5 - 'Advanced Search'Buffer Overflow in (PoC)
Record summary
CVE-2020-37010 has a selected CVSS score of 8.4 (high); EIP currently links 1 catalogued exploit.
Description
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.
Description source: CVE List
Exploitation context
Available material
- Catalogued exploits
- 1
CISA SSVC decision
ExploitationPoC
AutomatableNo
Technical impactTotal
CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated Jan 29, 2026 · Source: CVE List
Affected products and versions
1| Product | Source | Version range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
BearShare LiteBrowse BearshareOfficial / BearShare Lite | CVE List | 5.1.0 to ≤ 5.2.5 | affected |
Proofs of concept
1Catalogued exploits
ExploitDBBearShare Lite 5.2.5 - 'Advanced Search'Buffer Overflow in (PoC)ExploitDB exploitby Christian VierschillingNot analyzed1 file
References
5BearShare Lite 5.2.5 Download Pageproduct
http://www.oldversion.com.de/windows/bearshare-lite-5-2-5 nvd.nist.gov
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37010 ExploitDB-48839exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48839 VulnCheck Advisory: BearShare Lite 5.2.5 - 'Advanced Search'Buffer Overflow in (PoC)Third-party advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bearshare-lite-advanced-searchbuffer-overflow-in-poc