CVE-2020-37212
Published: 11 February 2026
Summary
CVE-2020-37212 is a high-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Nsasoft Spotmsn. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 14.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Threat & Defense Details
Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Platform-independent managed code eliminates the need for unchecked native buffer copies that are the root cause of classic buffer overflows.
NVD Description
SpotMSN 2.4.6 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the registration name input field that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload and paste it into the 'Name' field to trigger an application crash.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2020-37212 is a denial of service vulnerability in SpotMSN version 2.4.6. The flaw occurs in the registration name input field, where attackers can paste a 1000-character payload into the 'Name' field to trigger an application crash. It is associated with CWE-120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input) and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H), indicating high availability impact with low complexity and no privileges required.
Unauthenticated attackers with network access can exploit this vulnerability by supplying the oversized payload during the registration process, causing the SpotMSN application to crash and resulting in a denial of service. The attack requires no user interaction beyond the input and has no effects on confidentiality or integrity.
Advisories and references, including those from VulnCheck detailing the SpotMSN name denial of service, an Exploit-DB entry (47869) with a proof-of-concept, and NSAuditor, document the issue but do not specify patches or mitigations in the available information.
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