Buffer overflow in the Authenticate method in the INCREDISPOOLERLib.Pop ActiveX control…
Priority LOW 37CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer overflow in the Authenticate method in the INCREDISPOOLERLib.Pop ActiveX control in ImSpoolU.dll in IncrediMail 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long string in the first argument.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02384 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:incredimail:incredimail:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Incredimail |
- cpe:2.3:a:incredimail:incredimail:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Incredimail
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-5289
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rj6f-6v3m-hmhr
References
Exploit 1
More Incredimail vulnerabilities
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- TI-2008-05169 Incredimail build 5853710 does not properly handle (1) multipart/mixed e-mail messages… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2001-00623 Directory traversal vulnerability in IncrediMail version 1400185 and earlier allows local… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2010-5289 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-5289 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rj6f-6v3m-hmhr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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