CVE-2020-37162
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 · uneditedWedding Slideshow Studio 1.36 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration key input that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting memory. Attackers can craft a malicious payload of 1608 bytes to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute commands through the registration key field.
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 · high confidenceWedding Slideshow Studio 1.36 contains a stack-based buffer overflow in the registration key validation routine. Attackers can send a 1608-byte malicious payload through the registration key input field to overwrite return addresses and execute arbitrary code with the application's privileges.
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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<= 1.36CVSS 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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Locate Wedding Slideshow Studio installationSearch for the application executable (commonly named WeddingSlideshowStudio.exe or similar) in program directories or use system search tools to identify if the software is installed on the system.Affected if The application is found installed on the system.
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Determine installed versionRight-click the executable, select Properties, and check the Version tab for the product version. Alternatively, check any 'About' or 'Help > About' menu item within the application.Affected if The version displayed is 1.36 or any version lower than 1.36.
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Verify registration feature existsLaunch the application and navigate to the registration or activation screen where users enter a license key. This is the vulnerable component mentioned in the CVE.Affected if The application has a registration key input field available for user input.
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Confirm version is within affected rangeCompare the identified version against the affected range: all versions <= 1.36 are vulnerable to the stack-based buffer overflow via the registration key validation routine.Affected if The installed version is 1.36 or lower, AND the registration key input field is accessible.
A user is affected if Wedding Slideshow Studio version 1.36 or lower is installed and the registration key input feature is accessible, allowing a 1608-byte payload to trigger the buffer overflow.
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 vendor patch if available; otherwise, implement strict input length validation and bounds checking on the registration key field to prevent buffer overflows, or consider upgrading to a secure version of the software.
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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