FKIE_CVE-2020-37031

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-01-30 23:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:16
Severity
8.4 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Simple Startup Manager 1.17 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting memory through the 'File' input parameter. Attackers can craft a malicious payload with 268 bytes to trigger code execution, bypassing DEP and overwriting memory addresses to launch calc.exe.
References
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://www.ashkon.com/startup_manager.html
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48678
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/simple-startup-manager-file-local-buffer-overflow
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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  "id": "CVE-2020-37031",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:16:48.120",
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