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HistoryOct 28, 2010 - 12:00 a.m.

Internet Download Manager Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability

2010-10-2800:00:00
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A vulnerability has been discovered in Internet Download Manager ,which can be exploited by malicious
people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to the application loading libraries in an insecure manner.
Libraries list called is as follows:
ā€¢ Schannel.dll
This can be exploited to load arbitrary libraries by tricking a user into e.g. opening a HTML file
located on a remote WebDAV or SMB share.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is confirmed in Internet Download Manager version 5.18.4 for Microsoft Windows XP
Service Pack 3. Other versions may also be affected.