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CVE-2020-37234

Published: May 16, 2026

Modified: May 18, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

6.2

MEDIUM

Description

Internet Download Manager 6.38.12 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Scheduler component that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying oversized input. Attackers can paste malicious data exceeding 5000 bytes into the 'Open the following file when done' field to trigger a denial of service condition.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Internetdownloadmanager	Internet Download Manager	affected `6.38.12`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

References

ExploitDB-49083

exploit

Official Product Homepage

product

Product Reference

product

VulnCheck Advisory: Internet Download Manager 6.38.12 Scheduler Buffer Overflow

third-party-advisory

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