CVE-2020-37069
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedKonica Minolta FTP Utility 1.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the NLST command that allows attackers to overwrite system registers. Attackers can send an oversized buffer of 1500 'A' characters to crash the FTP server and potentially execute unauthorized code.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceKonica Minolta FTP Utility 1.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the NLST (Name List) FTP command that allows remote attackers to send an oversized buffer of 1500 'A' characters, overwriting system registers and potentially enabling arbitrary code execution or causing denial of service.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Konica Minolta FTP Utility is installedCheck program files or services list for 'Konica Minolta FTP Utility' or 'KMFTP' processes running on the systemAffected if The software is present on the system
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Verify the installed version is 1.0Check the software version through its executable properties, installed programs list, or service information - compare against the affected version range = 1.0Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.0
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Confirm the FTP service is runningCheck if the FTP service is active and listening on FTP port 21 (or configured port)Affected if The FTP service is running and accepting connections
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Determine if the service is network accessibleVerify the FTP port is bound to a network interface and accessible from network endpoints, not localhost-onlyAffected if The FTP service is exposed to network traffic (not localhost-only orfirewalled)
Your environment is affected if Konica Minolta FTP Utility version 1.0 is installed, the FTP service is running, and the service is network-accessible, enabling remote attackers to trigger the buffer overflow via the NLST command.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply available vendor patches or upgrade to a patched version of the software. If no patch exists, implement network segmentation to restrict access to the FTP service and consider disabling the service until a fix is available.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-37069 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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