CVE-2020-37107 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2020-37107

Core FTP LE 2.2 - Denial of Service

Vulnerability Description

Core FTP LE 2.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by overwriting the account field with a large buffer. Attackers can create a text file with 20,000 repeated characters and paste it into the account field to cause the application to become unresponsive and require reinstallation.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Ismael Nava

References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Core FTP LE
Vulnerable Versions:
2.2 build 1947

Timeline

Official Publish: February 6th, 2026
Last Modified: April 7th, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-120

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
Execution
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1055 Process Injection
Defense Evasion
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control