Buffer overflow in Digitalvolcano Software Duplicate Cleaner Pro
CVE-2020-37198
Duplicate Cleaner Pro 4.1.3 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by injecting an oversized buffer into the license key field. Attackers can generate a 6000-byte payload and paste it into the license activation field to trigger an application crash.
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:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Digitalvolcano Software Duplicate Cleaner Pro — versions 4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47873 (exploit)
- www.digitalvolcano.co.uk/index.html (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/duplicate-cleaner-pro-denial-of-service (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-37198?
- CVE-2020-37198 is a high-severity vulnerability in Digitalvolcano Software Duplicate Cleaner Pro, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2020-37198?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.