CVE-2008-2427

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-2427
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerflexera
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-06-24 19:41:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in NConvert 4.92, GFL SDK 2.82, and XnView 1.93.6 on Windows and 1.70 on Linux and FreeBSD allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted format keyword in a Sun TAAC file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt All All All All
Application Pagesperso-orange Gfl Sdk 2.82 All All All
Application Pagesperso-orange Nconvert 4.92 All All All
Application Pagesperso-orange Xnview 1.70 All All All
Application Pagesperso-orange Xnview 1.93.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Linux All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
XnView Stack Overflow in Processing Sun TAAC Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Multiple XnView Products TAAC File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
NConvert / GFL SDK Sun TAAC "format" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
XnView, NConvert, and GFL SDK Sun TAAC Buffer Overflow - CXSecurity.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
XnView Sun TAAC "format" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
XnView 1.93.6 - '.taac' Local Buffer Overflow - Windows local Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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