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CVE-2020-37209: SpotFTP FTP Password Recovery 3.0.0.0 - 'Name' Denial of Service

SpotFTP 3.0.0.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the registration name input field that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can generate a 1000-character buffer payload and paste it into the 'Name' field to trigger an application crash.

HighCVSS 7.5Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

SpotFTP FTP Password Recovery 3.0.0.0 can be crashed through an oversized value in its registration Name field. This mainly threatens availability of that desktop tool, not broader infrastructure, based on the provided sources. Public exploit information exists, but there is no cited evidence of active exploitation. Exposure is limited to systems where Nsasoft Nsauditor SpotFTP FTP Password Recovery version 3.0.0.0 is installed. The most likely impacted assets are administrator, recovery, or security workstations using this utility. Treat as a targeted workstation application risk. Prioritize identification and removal or update if the tool is present, especially on privileged admin systems. It is not currently supported by the sources as an actively exploited enterprise-wide threat. Mitigation focus: Inventory endpoints for SpotFTP FTP Password Recovery 3.0.0.0.; Check Nsasoft guidance for an updated or remediated release.; Remove the tool where it is not operationally required..

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
7.5 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

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

Official CVE source material

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1CVSS vectors
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0ADP providers
3Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
7.5CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N3.93.6Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

7.5High
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2020-37209Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

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

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

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Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
NsasoftNsauditor SpotFTP FTP Password Recovery3.0.0.0Listed
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Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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