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critical 9.3

CVE-2009-0184 in the critical feed json

Multiple buffer overflows in the torrent parsing implementation in Free Download Manager (FDM) 2.5 Build 758 and 3.0 Build 844 allow remote…

published 2009-02-03 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0193

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
27.8%
EPSS 27.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
3
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in the torrent parsing implementation in Free Download Manager (FDM) 2.5 Build 758 and 3.0 Build 844 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long file name within a torrent file, (2) a long tracker URL in a torrent file, or (3) a long comment in a torrent file.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/fdm_torrent)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

27.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/fdm_torrent Free Download Manager Torrent Parsing Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, good rank, 2009-02-02
  • EDB-16634 Free Download Manager 3.0 Build 844 - Torrent Parsing Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) local, 2010-09-25
  • EDB-10009 Free Download Manager - '.Torrent' File Parsing Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (Metasploit) local, 2009-11-11

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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