CVE-2009-0183

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in Remote Control Server in Free Download Manager (FDM) 2.5 Build 758 and 3.0 Build 844 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Authorization header in an HTTP request.

Published: 2009-02-03 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-0183 is rated High Exploit Risk (87.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 79.52%, 99th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-0183

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16777 exploit_db edb 2010-07-13 Exploit-DB ↗
7986 exploit_db edb 2009-02-04 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0183

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 81.95% 79.52% -2.43%
2 2025-03-29 79.52% 81.95% +2.43%
3 2025-03-17 — 79.52% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0183

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0183

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0183

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
free_download_manager free_download_manager 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:free_download_manager:free_download_manager:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
free_download_manager free_download_manager 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:free_download_manager:free_download_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0183

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