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CVE-2020-37010 (GCVE-0-2020-37010)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-29 14:28 – Updated: 2026-01-29 16:48
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Title
BearShare Lite 5.2.5 - 'Advanced Search'Buffer Overflow in (PoC)
Summary
BearShare Lite 5.2.5 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Advanced Search keywords input that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can craft a specially designed payload to overwrite the EIP register and execute shellcode by pasting malicious content into the search keywords field.
CWE
  • CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
BearshareOfficial BearShare Lite Affected: 5.1.0 , ≤ 5.2.5 (semver)
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Credits
Christian Vierschilling
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