Free Download Manager 3.0 Authorization memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Free Download Manager 3.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Authorization. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2009-0183. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Free Download Manager 3.0. It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Authorization. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 02/02/2009. The weakness was disclosed 02/02/2009 by Carsten Eiram with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0183 since 01/20/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/23/2024).

A public exploit has been developed by Praveen Darshanam in Perl and been published 2 days after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116173 (Free Download Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities).

A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8498.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48408), Exploit-DB (7986), SecurityFocus (BID 33554†), OSVDB (51745†) and Secunia (SA33524†). The entry VDB-46258 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Praveen Darshanam
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OpenVAS ID: 800349
OpenVAS Name: Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in Free Download Manager
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Saint ID: exploit_info/free_download_manager_http_authorization
Saint Name: Free Download Manager Remote Control Server HTTP Authorization buffer overflow

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MetaSploit ID: fdm_auth_header.rb
MetaSploit Name: Free Download Manager Remote Control Server Buffer Overflow
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Carsten Eiram
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-0183 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0183
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46257
X-Force: 48408
SecurityFocus: 33554 - Free Download Manager Remote Control Server Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 33524
OSVDB: 51745 - Free Download Manager (FDM) Remote Control Server HTTP Authorization Header Handling Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 20771 - Free Download Manager Remote Control Server Stack-Based Buffer Overflow, High
Vupen: ADV-2009-0302

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/23/2024 19:48
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (92), 08/26/2019 17:53 (1), 11/23/2024 19:48 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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