XnView Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

BID:52405

Info

XnView Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 52405
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 12 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 14 2012 04:50PM
Credit: Francis Provencher, Tielei Wang and ADLab.
Vulnerable: XnView XnView 1.98.5
Not Vulnerable: XnView XnView 1.98.8

Discussion

XnView Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

XnView is prone to multiple buffer-overflow vulnerabilities because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data.

Attackers may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application. Failed attacks will cause denial-of-service conditions.

XnView 1.98.5 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

XnView Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

The following proof-of-concept is available:

Solution / Fix

XnView Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the reference for more details.

References

XnView Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

References:
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