PT-2017-19271 · Xnview · Xnview Classic

Published 2017-07-05 · Updated 2017-07-10 · CVE-2017-9908

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 2.40

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .fpx file, related to a "Read Access Violation starting at Xfpx+0x000000000000d6da."

Recommendations For XnView Classic for Windows version 2.40, consider avoiding the use of .fpx files until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the opening of .fpx files in XnView Classic for Windows to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-9908

Affected Products

Xnview Classic

References · 3

• 🔥❌ https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-9908 · Exploit, Deleted
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9908 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9908 · Security Note