CVE-2020-37038
MEDIUM EPSS 29.2%
Published Jan 30, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
4.6 CVSS 4.0
Published Jan 30, 2026 5mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
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.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction A
Scope X
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
29.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-770
References 4
- codeblocks.org http://www.codeblocks.org/
- sourceforge.net https://sourceforge.net/projects/codeblocks
- exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48617
- vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/code-blocks-denial-of-service
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.