CVE-2008-1602
HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 67.5%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 67.5% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1603)
- Published
- April 6, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1603 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- orbit downloader / orbit downloader
- orbit downloader / orbit downloader
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29669(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3798
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2211(Exploit, Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490458/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28541(Patch)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1101
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41649
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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