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CVE-2020-21588 (GCVE-0-2020-21588)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-02 19:58 – Updated: 2024-08-04 14:30
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Summary
Buffer overflow in Core FTP LE v2.2 allows local attackers to cause a denial or service (crash) via a long string in the Setup->Users->Username editbox.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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