# CVE-2020-37121: CODE::BLOCKS 16.01 - Buffer Overflow (SEH) UNICODE

- Severity: CVSS 6.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-02-05 · Updated: 2026-08-06

## Affected

- Code::Blocks: 16.01

## Description

CODE::BLOCKS 16.01 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting Structured Exception Handler with crafted Unicode characters. Attackers can create a malicious text file with 1982 bytes of buffer and shellcode to trigger remote code execution.

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## Related

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## References

- https://nutcrackerssecurity.github.io/posts/windows-exploit-dev-part-7/
- https://www.codeblocks.org/
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/codeblocks/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/codeblocks-buffer-overflow-seh-unicode

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