Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Orbit downloader 2.6.3 and 2.6.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long download URL, which is not properly handled during Unicode conversion for a balloon notification after a download has failed.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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Orbit Downloader URL Unicode Conversion Overflow
exploit/windows/fileformat/orbit_download_failed_bof
Exploit-DB 1
- Orbit Downloader - URL Unicode Conversion Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-18515 · local · Feb 23, 2012 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 3798 third-party-advisory
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2211
- ADV-2008-1101 vdb-entry
- 20080403 CORE-2008-0314 - Orbit Downloader "Download failed" buffer overflow mailing-list
- 28541 vdb-entry
- 29669 third-party-advisory
- orbitdownloader-url-bo(41649) vdb-entry