CVE-2010-5289

IncrediMail 2.0 - Buffer Overflow in Authenticate Method via Long String

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-5289. PoCs published by d3b4g.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a proof-of-concept exploit for a buffer overflow vulnerability in IncrediMail 2.0's ActiveX control (ImSpoolU.dll). The exploit triggers an ACCESS_VIOLATION by passing an overly long string to the 'Authenticate' method, demonstrating potential for arbitrary code execution.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by d3b4g · htmldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12030

This is a proof-of-concept exploit for a buffer overflow vulnerability in IncrediMail 2.0's ActiveX control (ImSpoolU.dll). The exploit triggers an ACCESS_VIOLATION by passing an overly long string to the 'Authenticate' method, demonstrating potential for arbitrary code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: IncrediMail 2.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: IncrediMail 2.0 installed · ActiveX control enabled in the browser
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12030/

Scores

EPSS 0.0248
EPSS Percentile 82.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
incredimail/incredimail 2.0
Published Aug 25, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026