BearShare Lite 5.2.5 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Advanced Search keywords input that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can craft a specially designed payload to overwrite the EIP register and execute shellcode by pasting malicious content into the search keywords field.
History

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Bearshare
Bearshare bearshare Lite
Vendors & Products Bearshare
Bearshare bearshare Lite

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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Description BearShare Lite 5.2.5 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Advanced Search keywords input that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can craft a specially designed payload to overwrite the EIP register and execute shellcode by pasting malicious content into the search keywords field.
Title BearShare Lite 5.2.5 - 'Advanced Search'Buffer Overflow in (PoC)
Weaknesses CWE-120
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 0, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-01-29T14:28:30.843Z

Updated: 2026-01-29T16:48:25.853Z

Reserved: 2026-01-27T15:47:08.001Z

Link: CVE-2020-37010

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-29T16:45:58.099Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-29T15:16:08.130

Modified: 2026-01-29T17:16:11.490

Link: CVE-2020-37010

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