THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-4508
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-4508

Internet Download Manager vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
5.7%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
Stack-based buffer overflow in the file parsing function in Tonec Internet Download Manager, possibly 5.14 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted AppleDouble file containing a long string. NOTE: this is probably a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2210.
Affected vendor
Tonec Inc.
Affected product
Internet Download Manager
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2008-10-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-4508

  • Confirm whether Tonec Inc. Internet Download Manager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-4508.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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