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CVE-2009-0298: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Name: CVE-2009-0298: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2009-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2009-0298, CWE-119, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.05586

REQUEST DEMO

Heap-based buffer overflow in MW6 Technologies Barcode ActiveX control (Barcode.MW6Barcode.1, Barcode.dll) 3.0.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Supplement property.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8

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CVE details

CVSS v4 ScoreN/A

CVSS v3 Score

9.8 Critical

EPSS Score6%

EPSS Percentile93%

In CISA KEV CatalogueFalse

Published

Jan 27, 2009

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