Tonec Internet Download Manager up to 5.17 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Tonec Internet Download Manager up to 5.17. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-0995. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Tonec Internet Download Manager up to 5.17. Affected is an unknown code block. 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. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Internet Download Manager (IDM) before 5.19 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FTP URI that causes unspecified "test sequences" to be sent from client to server.

The weakness was presented 05/06/2010 by Stefan Cornelius with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-0995. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/27/2025).

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118010 (Internet Download Manager FTP Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 5.18 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 39822†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25664†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Tonec

Name

• Internet Download Manager

Version

• 5.0
• 5.1
• 5.2
• 5.3
• 5.4
• 5.5
• 5.6
• 5.7
• 5.8
• 5.9
• 5.10
• 5.11
• 5.12
• 5.13
• 5.14
• 5.15
• 5.16
• 5.17

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 800776
OpenVAS Name: Internet Download Manager FTP Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Internet Download Manager 5.18

Timelineinfo

03/18/2010 🔍
04/27/2010 +40 days 🔍
04/27/2010 +0 days 🔍
05/06/2010 +9 days 🔍
05/06/2010 +0 days 🔍
05/09/2010 +3 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1775 days 🔍
01/27/2025 +3602 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Stefan Cornelius
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-0995 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0995
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53058
SecurityFocus: 39822 - Internet Download Manager FTP Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 25664 - Internet Download Manager Prior to 5.19 Remote Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability via Crafted FTP, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 01/27/2025 05:30
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (47), 02/24/2017 09:45 (15), 09/08/2021 23:43 (2), 01/27/2025 05:30 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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