Vulnerability · Published May 16, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2020-37234Internet Download Manager 6.38.12 Scheduler Buffer Overflow
Medium 6.2
In plain English
A medium-severity buffer overflow in Internet Download Manager from Internetdownloadmanager. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Internetdownloadmanager | Internet Download Manager | 6.38.12 |
Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- ExploitDB-49083 exploit
- Official Product Homepage product
- Product Reference product
- VulnCheck Advisory: Internet Download Manager 6.38.12 Scheduler Buffer Overflow third-party-advisory