Internet Download Manager File Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:31603

Info

Internet Download Manager File Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 31603
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2008-4508
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 06 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:22PM
Credit: Ciph3r
Vulnerable: Internet Download Manager Corp. Internet Download Manager 4.0 5
Internet Download Manager Corp. Internet Download Manager 4.0 4
Internet Download Manager Corp. Internet Download Manager 4.0 3
Internet Download Manager Corp. Internet Download Manager 4.0 2
Internet Download Manager Corp. Internet Download Manager 4.0 1
Internet Download Manager Corp. Internet Download Manager 5.14
Internet Download Manager Corp. Internet Download Manager 4.00
Internet Download Manager Corp. Internet Download Manager 3.x
Internet Download Manager Corp. Internet Download Manager 2.x
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Internet Download Manager File Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Internet Download Manager (IDM) is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it into an insufficiently sized buffer.

An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

NOTE: This vulnerability may be related to the issue described in BID 14159 (Internet Download Manager Buffer Overflow Vulnerability), but this has not been confirmed.

We don't know which versions of IDM are affected. We will update this BID when more information emerges.

Exploit / POC

Internet Download Manager File Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

Internet Download Manager File Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Internet Download Manager File Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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