CVE Catalog

CVE-2020-37196

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.52%

40th percentile - higher than 40% of all known CVEs

Summary

Dnss Domain Name Search Software contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by providing an oversized registration key. Attackers can generate a 1000-character buffer payload and paste it into the registration key field to trigger an application crash.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that an attacker can remotely or locally crash the application, leading to disruption of the domain name search service. This can impact the operations of an organization relying on this software.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update Dnss Domain Name Search Software to the latest version that includes a fix for this vulnerability. Also, limit the input length in the registration key field.

Other vulnerabilities in Dnss Domain Name Search Software

Original NVD description (English source)

Dnss Domain Name Search Software contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by providing an oversized registration key. Attackers can generate a 1000-character buffer payload and paste it into the registration key field to trigger an application crash.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS