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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| 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. | |
| Title | Internet Download Manager 6.38.12 Scheduler Buffer Overflow | |
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Tonec
Tonec internet Download Manager |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-120 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:tonec:internet_download_manager:6.38.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Tonec internet Download Manager |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-18T17:53:34.461Z
Reserved: 2026-05-15T14:12:15.177Z
Link: CVE-2020-37234
Updated: 2026-05-18T17:39:42.980Z
Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-05-16T16:16:19.440
Modified: 2026-05-18T19:42:03.353
Link: CVE-2020-37234
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-05-17T18:45:07Z