CVE-2020-37234
🔶 mediumSummary
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.
CVSS Score
6.2
Medium
EPSS Score
0.0
Exploit Probability
Published Date
2026-05-16
First Seen: 2026-05-17
📊 Relative Risk Intelligence
This CVE is Lower Risk - more severe than 39.3% of all 328,009 vulnerabilities in our database.
#199,264
Below average severity
Severity Percentile
🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: May 18, 2026
🔍 Exploitation Status
Poc
Proof-of-concept available
⚙️ Automatable
NO
Requires human interaction
💥 Technical Impact
Partial
Limited system impact
🏆 Discovered By
Vincent Wolterman
SSVC data provided by
CISA
Last Modified
2026-05-18
Source
NVD 🔗
CVSS Vector 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Vector 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CWE IDs (Weakness Types)