CVE-2009-0183: Free Download Manager

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 66.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Free Download Manager Free Download Manager: version 2.5 only; version 3.0 only

Published 2009-02-03. Last modified 2026-06-16.