Nidesoft DVD Ripper 5.2.18 License Code Registration buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nidesoft DVD Ripper 5.2.18. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation of the argument License Code Registration leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-37024. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nidesoft DVD Ripper 5.2.18 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument License Code Registration with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Nidesoft DVD Ripper 5.2.18 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in the License Code registration parameter that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can craft a malicious payload and paste it into the License Code field to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute shellcode.

The weakness was published by Felipe Winsnes as 48687. The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-37024 since 01/28/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (48687) and EUVD (EUVD-2020-30952). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
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Timelineinfo

01/28/2026 CVE reserved
01/31/2026 +3 days Advisory disclosed
01/31/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/31/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 48687
Researcher: Felipe Winsnes
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-37024 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-37024
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-343580
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/31/2026 03:32
Updated: 01/31/2026 14:02
Changes: 01/31/2026 03:32 (80), 01/31/2026 14:02 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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