CVE-2014-2087

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 16.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-03-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the CDownloads_Deleted::UpdateDownload function in Downloads_Deleted.cpp in Free Download Manager 3.9.3 build 1360, 3.8 build 1173, 3.0 build 852, and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file name, which is then deleted from the download queue by the user.

Affected products

Freedownloadmanager Free Download Manager: 3.8, 3.9.3

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Mar/137
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531465/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66211
https://www.rcesecurity.com/2014/03/cve-2014-2087-free-download-manager-cdownloads_deleted-updatedownload-remote-code-execution
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Mar/137
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531465/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66211
https://www.rcesecurity.com/2014/03/cve-2014-2087-free-download-manager-cdownloads_deleted-updatedownload-remote-code-execution

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