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CVE-2020-37234Disclosure

LOWCVSS 6.9 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 2 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

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.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-120

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-05-17: 2Technical Details · 2026-05-17: 205-17
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
2100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
By indicator
Full discourse2 posts
  • Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud
    Disclosure

    🚨*CVE* CVE-2020-37234 Internet Download Manager 6.38.12 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Scheduler component that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplyin… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-37234 ----- Traducción: CVE-2020-37234 Int… http://infoflow.cloud`

    Post summary

    The tweet announces CVE-2020-37234, detailing a buffer overflow vulnerability in Internet Download Manager that permits local attackers to crash the application.

    0000029
    78 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2020-37234 Internet Download Manager 6.38.12 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Scheduler component that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplyin… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-37234

    Post summary

    The text discloses a local buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2020-37234) in Internet Download Manager's Scheduler component that can crash the application, with no PoC, exploit, patch, or active exploitation discussed.

    00000277
    57.5K followersView on X

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