CVE-2020-37010

CRITICAL

BearShare Lite 5.2.5 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC

by Christian Vierschilling · pythonlocalwindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48839

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (4)

[Various Sources] http://www.bearshareofficial.com/

[Various Sources] http://www.oldversion.com.de/windows/bearshare-lite-5-2-5

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bearshare-lite-advanced-searchbuffer-overflow-in-poc

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48839

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.0008

EPSS Percentile 23.2%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-120

Status published

Published Jan 29, 2026

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026