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medium 6.7

CVE-2020-28964 json

Internet Download Manager 6.37.11.1 was discovered to contain a stack buffer overflow in the Search function.

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-21349

cvss
6.7
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Internet Download Manager 6.37.11.1 was discovered to contain a stack buffer overflow in the Search function. This vulnerability allows attackers to escalate local process privileges via unspecified vectors.

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Exploit prediction

0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • vulnerability-lab.com https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2236 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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