Buffer overflow in Top Password Software Firefox Recovery
CVE-2020-37190
Top Password Firefox Password Recovery 2.8 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by overflowing input fields. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability by inserting 5000 characters into the User Name or Registration Code input fields.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Top Password Software Firefox Recovery — versions 2.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47912 (exploit)
- www.top-password.com/ (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/top-password-firefox-password-recovery-denial-of-s… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-37190?
- CVE-2020-37190 is a high-severity vulnerability in Top Password Software Firefox Recovery, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2020-37190?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.