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CVE-2020-37040

Code Blocks 17.12 - 'File Name' Local Buffer Overflow PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

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.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
Code::Blocks / Code::Blocksaffected 17.12

CWE

CWE-120

References

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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