CVE-2009-0187

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 40.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-02-26 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Orbit Downloader 2.8.2 and 2.8.3, and possibly other versions before 2.8.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP URL with a long host name, which is not properly handled when constructing a "Connecting" log message.

Affected products

Orbitdownloader Orbit Downloader: 2.8.2, 2.8.3, 2.8.4

References

http://osvdb.org/52294
http://secunia.com/advisories/33843
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-9/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501220/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33894
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0521
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48932
http://osvdb.org/52294
http://secunia.com/advisories/33843
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-9/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501220/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33894

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