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MEDIUM
Core FTP Lite 1.3 - Denial of Service (PoC)
Record summary
CVE-2020-37155 has a selected CVSS score of 6.7 (medium); EIP currently links 1 catalogued exploit.
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.
Description source: CVE List
Exploitation context
Available material
- Catalogued exploits
- 1
CISA SSVC decision
ExploitationPoC
AutomatableNo
Technical impactPartial
CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated Feb 17, 2026 · Source: CVE List
Affected products and versions
1| Product | Source | Version range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Core FTP LiteBrowse Core FTP / Core FTP Lite | CVE List | 1.3c Build 1437 | affected |
Proofs of concept
1Catalogued exploits
ExploitDBCore FTP Lite 1.3 - Denial of Service (PoC)ExploitDB exploitby berat islerNot analyzed1 file
References
4nvd.nist.gov
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37155 ExploitDB-48100exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48100 VulnCheck Advisory: Core FTP Lite 1.3 - Denial of Service (PoC)Third-party advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/core-ftp-lite-denial-of-service-poc