PT-2008-1726 · Xnview · Xnview

Stefan Cornelius · Published 2008-04-02 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-0069

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions XnView versions 1.92 through 1.92.1

Description A stack-based buffer overflow issue allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long FontName parameter in a slideshow (.sld) file.

Recommendations For versions 1.92 and 1.92.1, avoid using long FontName parameters in slideshow files until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of slideshow files with potentially long FontName parameters to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0069

Affected Products

Xnview

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/5346 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29620 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0069 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-6/advisory · Vendor Advisory
• http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41542 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1044/references · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41542 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28579 · Note