PT-2017-14215 · Xnview · Xnview Classic

Published 2017-10-22 · Updated 2017-10-24 · CVE-2017-15783

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions XnView Classic for Windows version 2.43

Description The issue allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impacts via a crafted .dwg file. This is related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Branch Selection starting at CADImage+0x0000000000285ce1."

Recommendations For XnView Classic for Windows version 2.43, avoid using the software to open .dwg files from untrusted sources until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the CADImage module to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-15783

Affected Products

Xnview Classic

References · 3

• 🔥❌ https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-15783 · Exploit, Deleted
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15783 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15783 · Security Note