FTPDummy 4.80 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in its preference file handling that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can craft a malicious preference file with carefully constructed shellcode to trigger a structured exception handler overwrite and execute system commands.
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Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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Description FTPDummy 4.80 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in its preference file handling that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can craft a malicious preference file with carefully constructed shellcode to trigger a structured exception handler overwrite and execute system commands.
Title FTPDummy 4.80 - Local Buffer Overflow
Weaknesses CWE-120
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-30T22:07:11.184Z

Reserved: 2026-01-28T18:18:30.523Z

Link: CVE-2020-37029

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-30T23:16:08.020

Modified: 2026-01-30T23:16:08.020

Link: CVE-2020-37029

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