Green Dam 3.17 URL Processing Buffer Overflow
Published Aug 30, 2025
8.6
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.92%
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.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Green Dam Youth Escort Defaultunaffected
- Version 3.17StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Green Dam Youth Escort | unaffected |
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
1 other source (NVD) ▾
CVSS:4.0/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
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
PoCAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Sep 2, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2025–2026- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.92% (0.00915) | 58.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.85% (0.00847) | 53.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 22, 2026 | 49.15% (0.49145) | 97.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 16, 2026 | 46.30% (0.46300) | 97.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 42.92% (0.42922) | 97.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 52.18% (0.52180) | 97.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 8, 2025 | 45.78% (0.45784) | 97.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 55.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
References (6)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Dam_Youth_Escort product
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/greendam_url.rb exploit
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110426190759/http://www.cse.umich.edu/~jhalderm/pub/gd/ technical-description
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8938 exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8969 exploit
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/green-dam-url-processing-buffer-overflow third-party-advisory
Change history (0)
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