CVE-2020-37196
HighCVSS 7.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk40th 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.

