MW6 Technologies Barcode ActiveX 3.0.0.1 ActiveX Control Barcode.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MW6 Technologies Barcode ActiveX 3.0.0.1. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function in the library Barcode.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-0298. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in MW6 Technologies Barcode ActiveX 3.0.0.1. This issue affects an unknown function in the library Barcode.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 01/26/2009. The weakness was shared 01/27/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at milw0rm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0298 since 01/27/2009. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/16/2025).

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116163 (MW6 Technologies Barcode ActiveX Control "Supplement" Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8721.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48225), Exploit-DB (7869), SecurityFocus (BID 33451†), OSVDB (51592†) and Secunia (SA33663†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 900455
OpenVAS Name: MW6 Technologies Barcode ActiveX Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-0298 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0298
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46109
X-Force: 48225
SecurityFocus: 33451 - MW6 Technologies Barcode ActiveX Control 'Supplement' Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 33663
OSVDB: 51592 - MW6 Technologies - Barcode ActiveX - Control 'Supplement' Heap Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20714 - MW6 Technologies Barcode ActiveX 3.0.0.1 Remote Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/16/2025 18:14
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (73), 08/26/2019 14:35 (4), 11/22/2024 23:29 (20), 05/16/2025 18:14 (3)
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