CVE-2020-37234
MEDIUM EPSS 4.3%
Published May 16, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.9 CVSS 4.0
Published May 16, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
Description
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.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
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/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 None
Scope X
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
4.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-120
References 4
- internetdownloadmanager.com http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/
- internetdownloadmanager.com http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/download.html
- exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49083
- vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/internet-download-manager-scheduler-buffer-overflow
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.