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CVE-2020-37040

HIGH SEVERITY

CVSS Score & Metrics

Base Score
8.4 / 10
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Description

Code Blocks 17.12 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious file name with Unicode characters. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability by pasting a specially crafted payload into the file name field during project creation, potentially executing system commands like calc.exe.

Vulnerability Details

Published Date
Last Modified
CWE ID
CWE-120
Source
NVD
Vendor
Code::Blocks
Product
Code::Blocks

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