CVE-2020-37040

NameCVE-2020-37040
DescriptionCode 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
codeblocks (PTS)bullseye20.03-3undetermined
bookworm20.03+svn13046-0.1undetermined
forky, sid, trixie25.03+dfsg-2undetermined

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
codeblockssource(unstable)undetermined

Notes

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48594
check, might be Windows specific issue

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