CVE-2009-1586

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 9.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-05-07 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the NZB importer feature in GrabIt 1.7.2 Beta 3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DTD reference in a DOCTYPE element in an NZB file.

Affected products

Shemes GrabIt: through 1.7.2; 1.5.0-beta, 1.5.1-beta, 1.5.2-beta, 1.5.3-beta, 1.6.1-beta, 1.6.2-beta (+3)

References

http://blog.teusink.net/2009/05/grabit-172-beta-3-nzb-file-parsing.html
http://osvdb.org/54205
http://secunia.com/advisories/34893
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503184/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34807
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022161
http://www.shemes.com/index.php?p=whatsnew
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1243
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50310
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8612
http://blog.teusink.net/2009/05/grabit-172-beta-3-nzb-file-parsing.html
http://osvdb.org/54205

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