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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2009-0187 in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in Orbit Downloader 2.8.2 and 2.8.3, and possibly other versions before 2.8.5, allows remote attackers to execu…

published 2009-02-26 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0196

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
40.0%
EPSS 40.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
3
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in Orbit Downloader 2.8.2 and 2.8.3, and possibly other versions before 2.8.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP URL with a long host name, which is not properly handled when constructing a "Connecting" log message.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/orbit_connecting)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

39.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

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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