Free Download Manager 3.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Free Download Manager 3.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-0184. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Free Download Manager 3.0. It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 02/02/2009. The weakness was presented 02/03/2009 by Carsten Eiram with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-0184 since 01/20/2009. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/21/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116173 (Free Download Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12533.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48410), Exploit-DB (10009), SecurityFocus (BID 33555†), OSVDB (54033†) and Secunia (SA33524†). See VDB-46257 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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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_torrent
Saint Name: Free Download Manager torrent file parsing buffer overflow

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MetaSploit ID: fdm_torrent.rb
MetaSploit Name: Free Download Manager Torrent Parsing Buffer Overflow
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Carsten Eiram
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-0184 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0184
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46258
X-Force: 48410
SecurityFocus: 33555 - Free Download Manager Torrent File Parsing Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33524
OSVDB: 54033 - Free Download Manager comments buffer overflow
Vulnerability Center: 20772 - Free Download Manager Torrent Parsing Implementation Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Medium
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: 10/21/2025 10:19
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (82), 08/26/2019 18:02 (3), 05/17/2025 20:16 (21), 10/21/2025 10:19 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:19E:103

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