WM Downloader up to 3.1.2.2 buffer overflow

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WM Downloader up to 3.1.2.2 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2010-10017. The attack requires a local approach. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in WM Downloader up to 3.1.2.2. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

WM Downloader version 3.1.2.2 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when processing a specially crafted .m3u playlist file. The application fails to properly validate input length, allowing an attacker to overwrite structured exception handler (SEH) records and execute arbitrary code. Exploitation occurs locally when a user opens the malicious file, and the payload executes with the privileges of the current user.

The weakness was disclosed by fdiskyou. The advisory is shared for download at raw.githubusercontent.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-10017 since 08/28/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (14497) and EUVD (EUVD-2010-5314). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• WM Downloader

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• 3.1.2.0
• 3.1.2.1
• 3.1.2.2

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• end of life

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