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>> Orbit Downloader URL Processing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : Orbit Downloader URL Processing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1101
CVE ID : CVE-2008-1602
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-04-03
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A vulnerability has been identified in Orbit Downloader, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or take complete control of an affected system. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error when processing overly long download URLs (more than 4096 bytes), which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected application or execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into downlading a file via a specially crafted URL.
Affected Products
Orbit Downloader version 2.6.4 and prior
Solution
Upgrade to Orbit Downloader version 2.6.5 :
http://dl.orbitdownloader.com/dl/OrbitDownloaderSetup.exe
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1101
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2211
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Diego Juarez (Core Security Technologies).
ChangeLog
2008-04-03 : Initial release
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