VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-5221
Multiple buffer overflows in BarCodeWiz BarCode before 6.7 ActiveX control (BarcodeWiz.DLL) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) BottomText or (2) TopText property.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 3.91%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.91%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in BarCodeWiz BarCode before 6.7 ActiveX control (BarcodeWiz.DLL) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) BottomText or (2) TopText property.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.91% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- barcodewiz/barcode activex control
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/BARCODEWIZ-v6.7-ACTIVEX-COMPONENT-BUFFER-OVERFLOW.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145731/BarcodeWiz-ActiveX-Control-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/BARCODEWIZ-v6.7-ACTIVEX-COMPONENT-BUFFER-OVERFLOW.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145731/BarcodeWiz-ActiveX-Control-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.