CVE-2020-37119 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Nsauditor versions 3.0.28 and 3.2.1.0, specifically within its DNS Lookup tool. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious DNS query payload that overwrites memory, bypasses ASLR, and executes shellcode. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), the vulnerability presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or Nuclei, and it has received no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nsasoft:nsauditor:3.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nsasoft:nsauditor:3.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.