CVE-2009-0183

critical

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Remote Control Server in Free Download Manager (FDM) 2.5 Build 758 and 3.0 Build 844 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Authorization header in an HTTP request.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7986

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0302

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33554

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500604/100/0/threaded

http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-3/

http://secunia.com/advisories/33524

http://osvdb.org/51745

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-02-03

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H