SDP Downloader ASX File Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Summary
This host is installed with SDP Downloader and is prone to Buffer Overflow vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploits will allow attackers to execute arbitrary code and can cause application crash via a long .asf URL. Impact Level: Application
Solution
No solution or patch was made available for at least one year since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.
Insight
A boundary error exists while processing an HREF attribute of a REF element in ASX files, due to which application fails to check user supplied input before copying it into an insufficiently sized buffer.
Affected
SDP Downloader version 2.3.0 and prior
References