DoS via 450-byte buffer in AIDA64 v5.50.2100 File Open Dialog
CVE-2020-37140 Published on February 5, 2026
Everest 5.50.2100 - 'Open File' Denial of Service
Everest, later referred to as AIDA64, 5.50.2100 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by manipulating file open functionality. Attackers can generate a 450-byte buffer of repeated characters and paste it into the file open dialog to trigger an application crash.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-37140 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2020-37140 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-37140
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Affected Versions
FinalWire Everest Version 5.50.2100 is affected by CVE-2020-37140Exploit Probability
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