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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2009-0298 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in MW6 Technologies Barcode ActiveX control (Barcode.MW6Barcode.1, Barcode.dll) 3.0.0.1 allows remote attackers…

published 2009-01-27 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0303

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.6%
EPSS 5.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-7869)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-7869 MW6 Barcode - ActiveX 'Barcode.dll' Remote Heap Overflow (PoC) dos, 2009-01-26
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33451 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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