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CVE-2020-37038Disclosure

LOWCVSS 4.6 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD 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.

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Sources & remediation

Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-770

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-01-30); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-01-30: 1Mentions · 2026-02-01: 1Technical Details · 2026-01-30: 1Technical Details · 2026-02-01: 101-3002-01
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
2100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse2 posts
  • PulsePatch.io@pulsepatchio
    Disclosure

    Code Blocks 20.03 is susceptible to a denial of service via manipulated input in the FSymbols search field. This can crash the application. Details on CVE-2020-37038. #CodeBlocks #DoS #infosec https://www.pulsepatch.io/posts/codeblocks-denial-of-service-cve-2020-37038

    Post summary

    The post announces a denial‑of‑service vulnerability (CVE-2020-37038) in Code Blocks 20.03 caused by manipulated input in the FSymbols search field, with no PoC, exploit, or patch mentioned.

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  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    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. Attack… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-37038

    Post summary

    CVE-2020-37038 is a denial of service vulnerability in Code Blocks 20.03 that crashes the application when users manipulate the FSymbols search field. No PoC, exploit, active exploitation, or patch details are mentioned.

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