Vulnerability · CVE-2009-20008
Green Dam Youth Escort version 3.17 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when processing overly long URLs.
Published Aug 30, 2025 · catalog updated May 25, 2026 · Zhengzhou Jinhui Computer System Engineering Co. Ltd. ; Beijing Dazheng Human Language Technology Academy Green Dam Youth Escort
Last checked Oct 30, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2009-20008. EPSS is 1.49%. Act only if a listed version of Zhengzhou Jinhui Computer System Engineering Co. Ltd. ; Beijing Dazheng Human Language Technology Academy Green Dam Youth Escort is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.6
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 1.49%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor Zhengzhou Jinhui Computer System Engineering Co. Ltd. ; Beijing Dazheng Human Language Technology Academy Green Dam Youth Escort 3.17
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.
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- vendor Zhengzhou Jinhui Computer System Engineering Co. Ltd. ; Beijing Dazheng Human Language Technology Academy Green Dam Youth Escort 3.173.17
How to fix CVE-2009-20008
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 3.17
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2009-20008. EPSS is 1.49%. Act only if a listed version of Zhengzhou Jinhui Computer System Engineering Co. Ltd. ; Beijing Dazheng Human Language Technology Academy Green Dam Youth Escort is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Zhengzhou Jinhui Computer System Engineering Co. Ltd. ; Beijing Dazheng Human Language Technology Academy Green Dam Youth Escort 3.17 3.17. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.49%. There is no CISA KEV listing. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 30, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
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,
May 25, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
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,
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2009-20008
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2009-20008
30-day exploitation probability 1.49%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2009-5119
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
euvd.enisa.europa.eu - Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_windows/browser/greendam_url
Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.
rapid7.com
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 30, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- Metasploit ModulesOct 30, 2026
- FIRST EPSSOct 30, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
- EUVDOct 21, 2026