The BIDIB.BIDIBCtrl.1 ActiveX control in BIDIB.ocx 10.9.3.0 in Black Ice Barcode SDK 5.01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long strings in the two arguments to the DownloadImageFileURL method, which trigger memory corruption. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2684 is rated High Exploit Risk (88.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 13.45%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.08% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5750 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-06-05 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-02-11 | 10.37% | 13.45% | +3.08% |
| 2 | 2025-08-02 | 7.24% | 10.37% | +3.13% |
| 3 | 2025-06-12 | — | 7.24% | — |
Full EPSS history (17 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| blackice | black_ice_barcode_sdk | 5.01 | cpe:2.3:a:blackice:black_ice_barcode_sdk:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |