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CVE-2020-37234 (GCVE-0-2020-37234)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-16 15:25 – Updated: 2026-05-18 17:53
VLAI
Title
Internet Download Manager 6.38.12 Scheduler Buffer Overflow
Summary
Internet Download Manager 6.38.12 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Scheduler component that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying oversized input. Attackers can paste malicious data exceeding 5000 bytes into the 'Open the following file when done' field to trigger a denial of service condition.
CWE
  • CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Assigner
Impacted products
Date Public
2020-11-18 00:00
Credits
Vincent Wolterman
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