CVE-2009-3617

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    CVE-2009-3617

    Published: 20 Oct 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Format string vulnerability in the AbstractCommand::onAbort function in src/AbstractCommand.cc in aria2 before 1.6.2, when logging is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in a download URI. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/31732, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2960, http://aria2.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/aria2/trunk/src/AbstractCommand.cc?r1=1539&r2=1572, http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125568632528906&w=2, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529342, http://aria2.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/aria2/trunk/NEWS?revision=1586, http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125572053420493&w=2, http://osvdb.org/59087, https://fedorahosted.org/rel-eng/ticket/2495

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High