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critical 10.0

CVE-2009-0183 in the critical feed json

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…

published 2009-02-03 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0192

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
66.5%
EPSS 66.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.2%
public exploits
3
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/http/fdm_auth_header)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

66.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/windows/http/fdm_auth_header Free Download Manager Remote Control Server Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, great rank, 2009-02-02
  • EDB-16777 Free Download Manager 2.5 Build 758 - Remote Control Server Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2010-07-13
  • EDB-7986 Free Download Manager 2.5/3.0 - Authorisation Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC) dos, 2009-02-04

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/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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