CVE-2020-37215

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.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47839
https://www.top-password.com/
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/msn-password-recovery-denial-of-service

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-02-11 21:16

Updated : 2026-02-12 15:10

NVD link : CVE-2020-37215

Mitre link : CVE-2020-37215

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-37215

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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