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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-0215

Stack-based buffer overflow in the GetXMLValue method in the IBM Access Support ActiveX control in IbmEgath.dll, as distributed on IBM and Lenovo computers, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 9.3EPSS 36.3%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 36.3%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the GetXMLValue method in the IBM Access Support ActiveX control in IbmEgath.dll, as distributed on IBM and Lenovo computers, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
36.31% probability · 98th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 11 November 2010
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
ibm/access support activex control
Source
cret@cert.org
EPSS trend
0%20%40%26 October 2026: 36.31%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 36.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-16517source ↗IBM Access Support - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)windows · Metasploitremote11 November 2010yes

References

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