Vulnerability · Published Apr 8, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-10814
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the codeblocks package (Ubuntu). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.1% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 17.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A buffer overflow vulnerability in Code::Blocks 17.12 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted project file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | codeblocks | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10814 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | codeblocks | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10814 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | codeblocks | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10814 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | codeblocks | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10814 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | codeblocks | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10814 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://sourceforge.net/p/codeblocks/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/ChangeLog x_refsource_MISC
- https://sourceforge.net/p/codeblocks/tickets/934/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.povonsec.com/codeblocks-security-vulnerability/ x_refsource_MISC