CVE-2010-0998

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-05-17 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Free Download Manager (FDM) before 3.0.852 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) the folders feature in Site Explorer, (2) the websites feature in Site Explorer, (3) an FTP URI, or (4) a redirect.

Affected products

Freedownloadmanager Free Download Manager: through 3.0.851; 2, 2.1, 2.5.700, 2.5.704, 2.5.724, 3.0.843 (+2)

References

http://osvdb.org/64671
http://osvdb.org/64672
http://osvdb.org/64673
http://osvdb.org/64674
http://secunia.com/advisories/39447
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-68/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511282/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40146
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58626
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7006
http://osvdb.org/64671
http://osvdb.org/64672

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