CVE-2020-37013 Audio Playback Recorder 3.2.2 - Local Buffer Overflow (SEH)
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by exploiting a local buffer overflow in Audio Playback Recorder via crafted input fields.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-37013?
CVE-2020-37013 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Tucows Inc. Audio Playback Recorder, published on 29 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Audio Playback Recorder 3.2.2 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in the eject and registration parameters that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can craft malicious payloads and overwrite Structured Exception Handler (SEH) to execute shellcode when pasting specially crafted input into the application's input fields.
Weakness: CWE-121
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-37013?
How do I fix CVE-2020-37013?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37013 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-37013 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37013 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vg22-5f6h-rx2x.