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GHSA-5WXV-F8RX-4924

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-16 18:31 – Updated: 2026-05-16 18:31

Details

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.

Severity

6.2 (Medium)


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

6.9 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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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

Title

Internet Download Manager 6.38.12 Scheduler Buffer Overflow

Summary

Severity

6.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

6.2 (Medium)


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

CWE

CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49083	exploit
http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/	product
http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/download.html	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/internet-dow…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Internetdownloadmanager	Internet Download Manager	Affected: 6.38.12

Date Public

2020-11-18 00:00

Credits

Vincent Wolterman

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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

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