CVE-2020-37040

Summary

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 Software

Weaknesses

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

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

• SSVC:
• Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical Impact: total

References

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48594
• http://www.codeblocks.org/
• https://sourceforge.net/projects/codeblocks
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/code-blocks-file-name-local-buffer-overflow

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