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CVE-2020-37010

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published1/29/2026

Last Modified1/29/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-120

References

http://www.bearshareofficial.com/(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

http://www.oldversion.com.de/windows/bearshare-lite-5-2-5(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48839(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bearshare-lite-advanced-searchbuffer-overflow-in-poc(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48839(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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