Answer in brief
CVE-2020-37155 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.7) vulnerability in Core FTP Lite 1.3 - Denial of Service (PoC). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Core FTP/Core FTP Lite (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.7. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Core FTP/Core FTP Lite (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Core FTP/Core FTP Litegeneric | 1.3c Build 1437 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Feb 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 1, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 1, 2026
Core FTP Lite 1.3 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the username input field that allows attackers to crash the application by supplying oversized input. Attackers can generate a 7000-byte payload of repeated 'A' characters to trigger an application crash without requiring additional interaction.
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