PT-2008-3158 · Orbit · Orbit Downloader

Published 2008-04-06 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-1602

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Orbit downloader versions 2.6.3 through 2.6.4

Description The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This occurs when a long download URL is not properly handled during Unicode conversion for a balloon notification after a download has failed.

Recommendations For Orbit downloader versions 2.6.3 and 2.6.4, consider avoiding the use of long download URLs until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the handling of download URLs to prevent potential exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-1602

Affected Products

Orbit Downloader

References · 10

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/orbit_download_failed_bof.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/18515 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2211 · Exploit
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28541 · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29669 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1602 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41649 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1101 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3798 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/490458/100/0/threaded · Note