CVE-2010-0995 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Internet Download Manager (IDM) versions prior to 5.19. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems by crafting a malicious FTP URI, which triggers unspecified "test sequences" to be sent from the client to the server. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but offering complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (e.g., Metasploit, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tonec:internet_download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.