CVE-2009-0183
Stack-based buffer overflow in Remote Control Server in Free Download Manager (FDM) 2.5 Build 758 and 3.0 Build 844 allows remote…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 66.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits4
Metasploit modules1 module
- Free Download Manager Remote Control Server Buffer Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/http/fdm_auth_headerRank greatdisclosed 2 Feb 2009
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Free Download Manager 2.5 Build 758 - Remote Control Server Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16777remote, windowspublished 13 Jul 2010Verified
- Free Download Manager 2.5/3.0 - Authorisation Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 7986dos, windowspublished 4 Feb 2009Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 7986 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By flexera
- 14 days later
· 14 days later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 66.5% · top 0.7% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
7
- 33554 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20090202 Secunia Research: Free Download Manager Remote Control Server Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 7986 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-3/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 33524 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 51745 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0302 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-0192 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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