Konica Minolta FTP Utility 1.0 LIST Command buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Konica Minolta FTP Utility 1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component LIST Command Handler. Performing a manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2020-37068. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Konica Minolta FTP Utility 1.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component LIST Command Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Konica Minolta FTP Utility 1.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the LIST 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.

The weakness was released by Alvaro J. Gene as 48501. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-37068 since 02/01/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download 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 vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (48501). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

02/01/2026 CVE reserved
02/04/2026 +3 days Advisory disclosed
02/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/26/2026 +22 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 48501
Researcher: Alvaro J. Gene
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-37068 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-37068
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-344211
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 02/04/2026 07:53
Updated: 02/26/2026 12:45
Changes: 02/04/2026 07:53 (81), 02/26/2026 12:45 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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