CVE-2020-37215

HIGH

7.5

Description

MSN Password Recovery version 1.30 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized input in the registration code field. Attackers can generate a 9000-byte buffer of repeated characters and paste it into the 'User Name and Registration Code' field to trigger an application crash.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published2/11/2026

Last Modified2/12/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-120

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47839(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.top-password.com/(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/msn-password-recovery-denial-of-service(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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