CVE-2020-37038
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.
Published:Jan 30, 2026
Last Modified:Jul 28, 2026
EPS:Jan 30, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00373
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Codeblocks
Product
Code::blocks
Codeblocks
Code::blocks
Vendor
Codeblocks
Product
Code\\
Codeblocks
Code\\
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
