CVE-2009-1516 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.2% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the IceWarpServer.APIObject ActiveX control in api.dll in IceWarp Merak Mail Server 9.4.1 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large value in the second argument to the Base64FileEncode method, as possibly demonstrated by a web application that accepts untrusted input for this method.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.21% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-05-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| icewarp | merak mail server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Icewarp Merak Mail Server 9.4.1 - 'Base64FileEncode()' Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2009-04-27 |
References
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