CVE-2009-20008
Green Dam Youth Escort Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
Green Dam Youth Escort version 3.17 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when processing overly long URLs. The flaw resides in the URL filtering component, which fails to properly validate input length before copying user-supplied data into a fixed-size buffer. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted webpage containing a long URL, resulting in arbitrary code execution.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 30, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 2, 2025, 3:55 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Green Dam Youth Escort to the latest version.
- Apply vendor-supplied patches for the URL filtering component.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 30, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag unsupported-when-assigned Added Description Green Dam Youth Escort version 3.17 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when processing overly long URLs. The flaw resides in the URL filtering component, which fails to properly validate input length before copying user-supplied data into a fixed-size buffer. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted webpage containing a long URL, resulting in arbitrary code execution. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-121 Added Reference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Dam_Youth_Escort Added Reference https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/greendam_url.rb Added Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20110426190759/http://www.cse.umich.edu/~jhalderm/pub/gd/ Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8938 Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8969 Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/green-dam-url-processing-buffer-overflow