CVE-2010-0995

Stack-based buffer overflow in Internet Download Manager (IDM) before 5.19 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FTP URI that causes unspecified "test sequences" to be sent from client to server.

Published: 2010-05-06 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-0995 is rated High Risk (68.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.16%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0995

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 2026-06-15 8.52% 7.16% -1.37%
2 2026-04-04 7.87% 8.52% +0.66%
3 2025-12-10 7.87%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0995

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0995

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0995

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tonec internet_download_manager <= 5.18 cpe:2.3:a:tonec:internet_download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0995

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