CVE-2010-1688
Stack-based buffer overflow in 2BrightSparks SyncBack Freeware 3.2.20.0, and possibly other versions before 3.2.21, allows user-assisted…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 15.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.2% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in 2BrightSparks SyncBack Freeware 3.2.20.0, and possibly other versions before 3.2.21, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a (1) .sps or (2) zip profile.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- SyncBack Freeware 3.2.20.0 - Local Overflow (SEH) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 12662local, windowspublished 19 May 2010Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 24 days later
· 24 days later
Published
- 14 years later
· 14 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 15.0% · top 3.2% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
7
- 64752 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://www.corelan.be:8800/wp-content/forum-file-uploads/lincoln/syncbackup.rb_.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 39865 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/changes.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- syncback-sps-bo(58727) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.corelan.be:8800/index.php/forum/security-advisories/corelan-10-041-syncback-freeware-v3-2-20-0/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 40311 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2010-1708 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2010-1688)Record last updated .