CVE-2009-0184
Multiple buffer overflows in the torrent parsing implementation in Free Download Manager (FDM) 2.5 Build 758 and 3.0 Build 844 allow…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 27.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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.
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.
Show the exploits3
Metasploit modules1 module
- Free Download Manager Torrent Parsing Buffer Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/fileformat/fdm_torrentRank gooddisclosed 2 Feb 2009
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Free Download Manager 3.0 Build 844 - Torrent Parsing Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16634local, windowspublished 25 Sept 2010Verified
- Free Download Manager - '.Torrent' File Parsing Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 10009local, windowspublished 11 Nov 2009Verified
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 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 27.8% · top 1.9% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
5
- 33555 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 33524 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20090202 Secunia Research: Free Download Manager Torrent Parsing Buffer Overflows (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0302 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-5/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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-2009-0193 (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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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2009-0184)Record last updated .