CVE-2014-2206

critical

Published 2014-03-05 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

10.0

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in GetGo Download Manager 4.9.0.1982, 4.8.2.1346, 4.4.5.502, and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP Response Header.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-32132 remote windows verified

Julien Ahrens · 2014-03-09

GetGo Download Manager 4.9.0.1982 - HTTP Response Header Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Metasploit modules

exploit_windows/browser/getgodm_http_response_bof rank 300

GetGo Download Manager HTTP Response Buffer Overflow

Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
getgosoft	getgo_download_manager	`{"endIncluding":"4.4.5.502"}`
getgosoft	getgo_download_manager	`4.8.2.1346`
getgosoft	getgo_download_manager	`4.9.0.1982`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.