XnView FontName Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:28579

Info

XnView FontName Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 28579
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2008-0069
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 02 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 03 2008 05:39PM
Credit: Stefan Cornelius from Secunia Research
Vulnerable: XnView XnView Standard 1.92.1
XnView XnView Standard 1.92
Not Vulnerable: XnView XnView Standard 1.93.4

Discussion

XnView FontName Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

XnView is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it into an insufficiently sized buffer.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial of service.

This issue affects XnView 1.92.1; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

XnView FontName Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

XnView FontName Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released XnView 1.93.4. Please see the references for more information.

References

XnView FontName Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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