CVE-2009-0546
Stack-based buffer overflow in NewsGator FeedDemon 2.7 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 36.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.5% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 5Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in NewsGator FeedDemon 2.7 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long text attribute in an outline element in a .opml 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 4 Exploit-DB entries for it. 2 references of the record are tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits7
Metasploit modules1 module
- FeedDemon Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/fileformat/feeddemon_opmlRank greatdisclosed 9 Feb 2009
Exploit-DB4 entries
- feedDemon 3.1.0.12 - Local Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16640local, windowspublished 11 Nov 2010Verified
- feedDemon 3.1.0.9 - '.opml' File Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 11379local, windowspublished 9 Feb 2010Verified
- feedDemon 2.7 - OPML Outline Tag Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 8010local, windowspublished 9 Feb 2009Verified
- FeedMon 2.7.0.0 - outline Tag Buffer Overflow (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 7995dos, windowspublished 5 Feb 2009Verified
References tagged exploit2 references
- 7995 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 8010 (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
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Published
- 15 years later
· 15 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)
- 36.5% · top 1.5% 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
References7
- 33718 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 51753 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20090205 [SVRT-02-09] FeedDemon (ver<=2.7) Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 33630 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 7995 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 8010 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://security.bkis.vn/?p=329 (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-2009-0550 (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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