CVE-2020-36964
YATinyWinFTP - Denial of Service
YATinyWinFTP contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the FTP service by sending a 272-byte buffer with a trailing space. Attackers can exploit the service by connecting and sending a malformed command that triggers a buffer overflow and service crash.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
YATinyWinFTP - Denial of Service
YATinyWinFTP contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the FTP service by sending a 272-byte buffer with a trailing space. Attackers can exploit the service by connecting and sending a malformed command that triggers a buffer overflow and service crash.
- Record
CVE-2020-36964- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-30885
YATinyWinFTP contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the FTP service by sending a 272-byte buffer with a trailing space. Attackers can exploit the service by connecting and sending a malformed command that triggers a buffer overflow and service crash.
- Record
EUVD-2020-30885- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-237r-v2jq-99fc
YATinyWinFTP contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the FTP...
YATinyWinFTP contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the FTP service by sending a 272-byte buffer with a trailing space. Attackers can exploit the service by connecting and sending a malformed command that triggers a buffer overflow and service crash.
- Record
GHSA-237r-v2jq-99fc- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
YATinyWinFTP contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the FTP service by sending a 272-byte buffer with a trailing space. Attackers can exploit the service by connecting and sending a malformed command that triggers a buffer overflow and service crash.
- Record
CVE-2020-36964- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-36964 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Ik80 Yatinywinftp, published January 28, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.