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CVE-2020-37121

Published: Feb 5, 2026

Modified: Feb 6, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

5.5

MEDIUM

Description

CODE::BLOCKS 16.01 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting Structured Exception Handler with crafted Unicode characters. Attackers can create a malicious M3U playlist file with 536 bytes of buffer and shellcode to trigger remote code execution.

VendorProductVersions

Code::Blocks

Code::Blocks

affected
16.01

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-121

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

References

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