CVE-2020-36940

Easy CD & DVD Cover Creator 4.13 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the serial number input field that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can generate a 6000-byte payload and paste it into the serial number field to trigger an application crash.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49337
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/easy-cd-dvd-cover-creator-denial-of-service
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49337

Configurations

No configuration.

History

27 Jan 2026, 22:15

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References	~~() https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49337 -~~	() https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49337 -

27 Jan 2026, 16:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-01-27 16:16

Updated : 2026-01-29 16:31

NVD link : CVE-2020-36940

Mitre link : CVE-2020-36940

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-36940

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-120

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

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