CVE-2020-37208
SpotFTP FTP Password Recovery 3.0.0.0 - 'Key' Denial of Service
SpotFTP 3.0.0.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration key input field that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload and paste it into the 'Key' field to trigger an application crash and denial of service.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
SpotFTP FTP Password Recovery 3.0.0.0 - 'Key' Denial of Service
SpotFTP 3.0.0.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration key input field that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload and paste it into the 'Key' field to trigger an application crash and denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2020-37208- CVSS 4.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-31180
SpotFTP 3.0.0.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration key input field that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload and paste it into the 'Key' field to trigger an application crash and denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2020-31180- CVSS 4.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-35f2-992w-gmjg
SpotFTP 3.0.0.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration key input field that...
SpotFTP 3.0.0.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration key input field that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload and paste it into the 'Key' field to trigger an application crash and denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-35f2-992w-gmjg- CVSS 4.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
SpotFTP 3.0.0.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration key input field that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload and paste it into the 'Key' field to trigger an application crash and denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2020-37208- CVSS 4.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-37208 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Nsasoft Spotftp, published February 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.