CVE-2020-37029
FTPDummy 4.80 - Local Buffer Overflow
FTPDummy 4.80 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in its preference file handling that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can craft a malicious preference file with carefully constructed shellcode to trigger a structured exception handler overwrite and execute system commands.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Active
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
FTPDummy 4.80 - Local Buffer Overflow
FTPDummy 4.80 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in its preference file handling that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can craft a malicious preference file with carefully constructed shellcode to trigger a structured exception handler overwrite and execute system commands.
- Record
CVE-2020-37029- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-30947
FTPDummy 4.80 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in its preference file handling that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can craft a malicious preference file with carefully constructed shellcode to trigger a structured exception handler overwrite and execute system commands.
- Record
EUVD-2020-30947- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4pj4-p4gx-6rw5
FTPDummy 4.80 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in its preference file handling that...
FTPDummy 4.80 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in its preference file handling that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can craft a malicious preference file with carefully constructed shellcode to trigger a structured exception handler overwrite and execute system commands.
- Record
GHSA-4pj4-p4gx-6rw5- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/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
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
FTPDummy 4.80 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in its preference file handling that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can craft a malicious preference file with carefully constructed shellcode to trigger a structured exception handler overwrite and execute system commands.
- Record
CVE-2020-37029- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/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
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- 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-2020-37029 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in K.soft Ftpdummy, published January 30, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.