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CVE-2020-37038

HIGH

7.5

Description

Code Blocks 20.03 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by manipulating input in the FSymbols search field. Attackers can paste a large payload of 5000 repeated characters into the search field to trigger an application crash.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published1/30/2026

Last Modified2/3/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-770

References

http://www.codeblocks.org/(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://sourceforge.net/projects/codeblocks(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48617(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/code-blocks-denial-of-service(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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