CVE-2020-37124

HIGH EPSS 27.2%
Published Feb 5, 20264mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.4 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published Feb 5, 2026 4mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

B64dec 1.1.2 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting Structured Exception Handler (SEH) with crafted input. Attackers can leverage an egg hunter technique and carefully constructed payload to inject and execute malicious code during base64 decoding process.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.4
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction A
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
27.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-121

References 3

  • 4mhz.de http://4mhz.de/b64dec.html
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48317
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bdec-buffer-overflow-seh-overflow-egg-hunter

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.