---
id: CVE-2020-37211
title: >-
  SpotIM 2.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to
  crash the application by inputting a large buffer in the registration name
  field
summary: >-
  SpotIM 2.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to
  crash the application by inputting a large buffer in the registration name
  field. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload and paste it into the
  'Name'…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-120
vendor: nsasoft
product: spotim
affected:
  - spotim <= 2.2
published: '2026-02-11'
updated: '2026-06-29'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37211'
references:
  - url: 'http://www.nsauditor.com/'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47870'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spotim-name-denial-of-service'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00291
epssPercentile: 0.2192
ingestedAt: '2026-06-29T21:48:47.435Z'
---

## Overview

SpotIM 2.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by inputting a large buffer in the registration name field. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload and paste it into the 'Name' field to trigger an application crash.

## Affected

- `spotim <= 2.2`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.