Stack-based buffer overflow in the CDownloads_Deleted::UpdateDownload function in…
Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.16729 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freedownloadmanager:free_download_manager:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8 | Vulnerable | Freedownloadmanager |
| cpe:2.3:a:freedownloadmanager:free_download_manager:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9.3 | Vulnerable | Freedownloadmanager |
- cpe:2.3:a:freedownloadmanager:free_download_manager:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8 Vulnerable ·Freedownloadmanager
- cpe:2.3:a:freedownloadmanager:free_download_manager:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.3 Vulnerable ·Freedownloadmanager
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-2087
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f5vv-v37r-r859
References
More Freedownloadmanager Free Download Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-00959 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Free Download Manager (FDM) before 3.0.852 allow… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2010-00960 Directory traversal vulnerability in Free Download Manager (FDM) before 3.0.852 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2014-2087 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-2087 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f5vv-v37r-r859 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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