CVE-2020-37031
Simple Startup Manager 1.17 - 'File' Local Buffer Overflow
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.6 High
- Published
- Jan 30, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 3, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 28, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.6 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 8.4 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Simple Startup ManagerAshkon Software |
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References
- ExploitDB-48678exploit
- Product Webpageproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: Simple Startup Manager 1.17 - 'File' Local Buffer Overflowthird-party-advisory
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