CVE-2020-37038
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.03%
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.
How to fix CVE-2020-37038
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Debian/codeblocks—no fix listed
Is CVE-2020-37038 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |