CVE-2008-1602

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 67.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-04-06 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Orbit downloader 2.6.3 and 2.6.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long download URL, which is not properly handled during Unicode conversion for a balloon notification after a download has failed.

Affected products

Orbit Downloader: 2.6.3, 2.6.4

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/29669
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3798
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2211
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490458/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28541
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1101
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41649
http://secunia.com/advisories/29669
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3798
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2211
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490458/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28541

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