Client crash via oversized username input
Published Feb 6, 2026 · Updated Feb 6, 2026
Buffer overflow in Core FTP Lite 1.3c Build 1437 allows local users to crash the client by entering an oversized username. The username text box accepts a 7,000-character string without enforcing its destination buffer's size, overflowing the buffer as the field processes the input. Reaching the flaw requires active interaction with the Windows GUI; the published proof of concept demonstrates a client crash, not code execution or data exposure.
Summary
What happened
Buffer overflow in Core FTP Lite 1.3c Build 1437 allows local users to crash the client by entering an oversized username. The username text box accepts a 7,000-character string without enforcing its destination buffer's size, overflowing the buffer as the field processes the input. Reaching the flaw requires active interaction with the Windows GUI; the published proof of concept demonstrates a client crash, not code execution or data exposure.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-37155
- Published
- Feb 6, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 6, 2026
- Vendor
- Core FTP
- Product
- Core FTP Lite
- Classifications
- CWE-120
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 6, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 6, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.3c Build 1437
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Public exploit references
- Core FTP Lite 1.3 - Denial of Service (PoC)proof of concept · demonstrated
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