Advisories

Code Blocks 17.12 - 'File Name' Local Buffer Overflow

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severity
high
date
Affecting
  • Code::Blocks 17.12

CWE
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CVSS
8.4
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
Paras Bhatia
Description
Code Blocks 17.12 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious file name with Unicode characters. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability by pasting a specially crafted payload into the file name field during project creation, potentially executing system commands like calc.exe.